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Deterministic setups for agents (and humans)

AgentKit helps agents and humans converge on the same deterministic setup — which saves tokens and time.

For AI agents​

When an agent reads AGENTS.md, it learns the expected capabilities and the exact commands to install them:

  • No guessing
  • No trial‑and‑error
  • Fewer round‑trips and errors

This is what deterministic looks like:

agentkit search web-automation
agentkit inspect web-automation
agentkit add web-automation --dry-run --json

For humans​

Humans can install the capabilities before handing control to an agent:

  • Install once
  • Hand off confidently
  • Agent skips setup and starts building

Why this saves more tokens​

Every failed install attempt costs:

  • Tokens (error analysis + retries)
  • Latency (waiting, re‑running)
  • Friction (context switching)

When humans pre‑install, the agent doesn’t need to burn tokens on setup at all. It can go straight to shipping.

TL;DR​

  • Agents use AgentKit to install deterministically
  • Humans can pre‑install to eliminate setup tokens entirely