--- title: How I built an agent that works at Amazon while I sleep... description: A 10-step framework for building autonomous AI agents that handle repetitive engineering tasks like ticket triage, code implementation, and PR reviews. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/rqbgznbi3 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How I built an agent that works at Amazon while I sleep (10 steps) | daily.dev og:description: A 10-step framework for building autonomous AI agents that handle repetitive engineering tasks like ticket triage, code implementation, and PR reviews. The... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/rqbgznbi3 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/RQBgzNBi3.png og:image:alt: Post cover image og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How I built an agent that works at Amazon while I sleep (10 steps) **[Strategize Your Career](https://daily.dev/sources/strategizeyourcareer)** · [@fransoto](https://daily.dev/fransoto) · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A 10-step framework for building autonomous AI agents that handle repetitive engineering tasks like ticket triage, code implementation, and PR reviews. The process starts with understanding manual workflows, progresses through prompt refinement and tool integration (MCP servers, agent skills), and culminates in scheduled multi-agent systems. The approach emphasizes iterative development, creating specialized agents with clear handoffs, and positioning humans as supervisors rather than operators. Key concepts include the Ralph Wiggum loop for continuous execution, agent SOPs for orchestration, and defining clear input/output boundaries for each agent. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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