Agent Production Readiness Guide - Complete Setup Tutorial

Most AI agents are glorified chatbots. They forget everything between sessions, have no security boundaries, and wait for you to tell them what to do next.

This free guide walks you through 7 steps to fix all of it:

1. Define who your agent is (SOUL.md)
2. Set security boundaries (SECURITY.md)
3. Build session continuity (HANDOFF.md)
4. Create an autonomous work cycle (HEARTBEAT.md)
5. Implement persistent memory (MEMORY.md)
6. Add boot sequence and recovery (AGENTS.md)
7. Monitor with daily logs

Each step includes: why it matters, what to build, working templates, and a test to verify it works.

Built from real experience running a production autonomous agent. No theory. No fluff. Just the specific files and patterns that work.

Works with any file-based agent: OpenClaw, Paperclip, Claude Code, Codex, or custom setups. No code dependencies.