Build Your First AI Agent: Do This First (Free Checklist + Prompts) | T7 Summit Pre-Work

About this episode

Want to build your first AI agent? Start here. I'm Alicia Lyttle, and in this video I walk you through exactly what to set up in ChatGPT, Claude, and Build a Super Agent so you are ready to build an AI agent that handles your email, messages you, and even calls you on the phone. The free checklist and both copy-and-paste prompts are below.

REGISTERED FOR THE T7 SUMMIT? THIS IS FOR YOU. Not registered? Follow along anyway. Everything below works from home.
T7 Summit (November 12-14, Atlanta): www.t7summit.com

You are about to hire your first AI team member. This is the pre-work for my workshop, "Your AI Dream Team: Putting Agents to Work in Your Organization," at the T7 Summit on Thursday, November 12 at the Ray Charles Center at Morehouse. It takes about 10 minutes, and it means you walk in ready to build.

GET LOGGED IN (a free account is all you need)
ChatGPT: chatgpt.com
Claude: claude.ai
Build a Super Agent: buildasuperagent.com

A free account works on all three. For Build a Super Agent, I recommend the Pro or Builder plan if you want to build more than one agent.

WHAT TO BRING

• Your laptop, fully charged, plus your charger. We build on laptops, not phones.
• Your phone. Your agent will call you, or you will call your agent, live in the room.
• A photo of yourself. A selfie is perfect. You will use it to create a picture of you and your agent.
• A Gmail account that is not your main inbox. No second account? Create a free one before the session.
• One place your agent can talk to you: WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, or Slack. Have one installed and signed in.

YOUR AGENT-READY CHECKLIST
[ ] Logged into ChatGPT
[ ] Logged into Claude
[ ] Logged into Build a Super Agent
[ ] One messaging app ready: Telegram, iMessage, Slack, or WhatsApp
[ ] A Gmail that is not my main one
[ ] A photo of myself

ONE MORE THING: YOUR AGENT'S JOB DESCRIPTION
Jot these down and bring them with you:

• Three tasks that eat your week
• Your morning briefing: what do you wish someone told you first thing every day?
• A name for your agent

EXTRA CREDIT: HELP YOUR AI KNOW YOU
First, turn memory on in ChatGPT and in Claude. I show you where in the video. Then copy and paste these two prompts.

PROMPT 1: Personal Intelligence Blueprint
Help me build my Personal Intelligence Blueprint so you know me deeply. Ask me 15 questions, one at a time, about my story, my work, my values, the people I serve, and how I talk. When we finish, save my answers to memory.

PROMPT 2: Story Repository
Help me build my Story Repository. Ask me for five real stories from my life and work, one at a time. Give me a lead-in each time to get me started. Save each story to memory so you can use it when you write for me.

Do these and your AI will know you so much better, especially if you do not use it a lot yet.