# 1. Foundation of Agent Projects

This section covers the foundational concepts and patterns for building AI agent systems.

## Topics

- [Agent Workflow Patterns](different-agent-workflow-patterns.md) - Different flavors of agent workflow implementations
- [Key Functional Areas](the-key-functional-areas-of-an-ai-agent.md) - Understanding the core functional areas of an AI agent
- [ORI Design Framework](how-to-use-outcome-role-and-interaction-ori-to-design-ai-agents-for-your-organization.md) - Using Outcome, Role, and Interaction methodology to design agents