← All IntelClip / OtherWhat is a task: execution vs. production context
From Always-on agents run production without the on-call tax — Justin Smith, Resolve AI · ≈10:17
“A task is just execution and the context to understand how to actually execute the task.”
“It's one thing to go check a dashboard. It's another thing to say that metric smells off.”
“You need the execution engine, that's great, but you really need that production context that tells you is this important or not important.”
What’s in it
- Breaks down what a 'task' really means for AI agents
- Explains why raw execution isn't enough for background agents
- Shows how production context flags issues dashboards can't
Clip transcript
But it's work that we end up having to do. So what is a task? A task is just execution and the context to understand how to actually execute the task. Execution is very very important. It's understanding what to do and being able to execute that. Maybe having access to the tools, etc., right? Obviously very important to do. But we think the production context is just way more important because it's one thing to go check a dashboard. It's another thing to say that metric smells off. And the execution is can load the dashboard. It's the production context that's going to say, this feels wrong. And I don't know if I can even explain why it feels wrong. It just feels wrong and I want to dig into the next layer of sort of understanding of that. And so really if if we start talking about background agents and being able to kind of perform task, you need both of these. You need the execution engine, that's great, but you really need that production context that tells you is this important or not important.
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