Antigravity for Developers: Building Agent-First Applications

Introduction to Agent-First Development

• Concepts of autonomous and semi-autonomous agents
• The agent-first architecture mindset
• When and why to use agent-driven workflows

Exploring the Antigravity IDE

• Workspace layout and navigation
• Editor, browser pane, and terminal overview
• Development environment configuration

Building Your First Agent-Driven Application

• Project setup and initialization
• Defining agent roles and capabilities
• Running agents in the development environment

Deep Dive into the Agent Manager

• Managing multi-agent lifecycles
• Coordinating agent collaboration
• Monitoring agent activity and states

Agent Tools: Terminal, Browser, and Execution Environment

• Live debugging workflows
• Using the browser view for agent-led tasks
• Executing agent commands through the terminal

Integrating Agents into Application Logic

• Workflow chaining and task orchestration
• Connecting agent behavior to business logic
• Persistence, memory, and data-handling patterns

Testing, Reliability, and Safety Considerations

• Testing strategies for agent-first systems
• Ensuring predictable and safe agent behavior
• Error handling and fallback mechanisms

Deploying Agent-First Applications

• Preparing your app for production
• Deployment options and pipelines
• Post-deployment agent monitoring

Summary and Next Steps