Future Shock field guide no. 01
Most companies do not need an AI agent first. They need pipes.
The Boring Stack Playbook is a practical guide to deciding what should be deterministic workflow automation, what should use an LLM, what might need an agent, and where humans need to stay in the loop.
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Boring Stack Playbook
The automation problem is not always AI. Sometimes it is pipes.
Pipes first. Language second. Agents third. Autonomy last.
What the guide helps you sort
No agent swarm requiredWorkflow first
Use boring automation when the rules are known.
Forms, calendars, CRM updates, reminders, reports, signatures, invoices. A surprising amount of business work is just state transfer with consequences.
LLMs second
Use language models where language is the hard part.
Classify an inbound email, summarize a call, extract fields, normalize messy notes, or draft a reply for review. Keep the scope narrow.
Agents carefully
Use agents for exceptions, not the happy path.
Let agents investigate missing context, reconcile conflicting systems, and prepare decisions. Do not give them unchecked authority just because the demo was shiny.
Inside the PDF
A field guide for the work nobody puts in the AI keynote.
The playbook is built for founders, operators, editors, consultants, and teams trying to separate useful automation from expensive theater.
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Future Shock tracks what is real, what is fragile, and what is useful in AI. This guide is the practical companion: where the technology should go inside actual workflows.
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