# Resources

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## Resources

- [VS Code: Using Agents](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/agents/overview) - Agent types and session management
- [Anthropic: Effective Context Engineering](https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/effective-context-engineering-for-ai-agents) - Context engineering guide
- [VS Code: Introducing Agent Skills](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JepVi1tBNEE) - Agent Skills deep dive
- [VS Code: Context Engineering Guide](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/guides/context-engineering-guide) - Microsoft's context engineering workflow
- [AGENTS.md](https://agents.md/) - Open standard for agent documentation
- [Agent Skills Spec](https://agentskills.io/) - Open standard for portable agent skills
- [nanocode](https://github.com/alexanderop/nanocode) - Minimal agent implementation in TypeScript
- [Writing a Good CLAUDE.md](https://www.humanlayer.dev/blog/writing-a-good-claude-md) - Best practices for agent documentation
- [Plausible SEO Skill](https://github.com/alexanderop/claude-plausible-analytics) - Skills deep dive with Plausible example
- [Don't Waste Your Back Pressure](https://banay.me/dont-waste-your-backpressure/) - Why automated feedback loops make agents more effective
- [Workshop Solution](https://github.com/alexanderop/workshop) - Complete code examples from this workshop
- [Learn Prompt](https://alexop.dev/prompts/claude/claude-learn-command/) - Skill that helps agents learn from conversations

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