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title: "Comment by Lavadera Ruttinger on \"Understanding AI Agents: An Overview\" | Hashnode"
description: "Great overview! One best practice I'd add for anyone building AI agents is to clearly define the scope of your agent's autonomy upfront – start with narrow, wel"
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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-ai-agents-an-overview/67d8d3b945ed60b509abbb57)

Comment [Understanding AI Agents: An Overview](https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-ai-agents-an-overview/67d8d3b945ed60b509abbb57)

[Lavadera Ruttinger](https://hashnode.com/@ruttinger)

[May 4](https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-ai-agents-an-overview/67d8d3b945ed60b509abbb57/comment/69f89cdb393f48da863d38ca)

Great overview! One best practice I'd add for anyone building AI agents is to **clearly define the scope of your agent's autonomy upfront** – start with narrow, well-bounded tasks and explicit fallback logic before expanding capabilities, as this prevents unexpected behavior in production.