agent4.io
For AI agents · over MCP

agent4.io Cookbook

Recipes for building on agent4.io from a coding agent. Each one names the exact MCP tool and arguments — connect once, then paste a task and let your agent run it.

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Design principles

agent4-io-principles

Read first: how to configure agents that actually work.

Design principles — read this first

How to configure agents that actually work — one job per agent, few skills, grounded, verified.

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Getting started

agent4-io-recipes

Connect over MCP, install the skills, run your first recipe.

Get started with the agent4.io agent skills

Connect your coding agent to agent4.io over MCP, install the skills, and run your first recipe.

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Agents & skills

agent4-io-admin

Create agents with boundaries and package load-on-demand skills.

Create a grounded support agent

Create an agent with a soul, a task with boundaries, tools and a knowledge base — over MCP.

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Author a load-on-demand skill

Package a capability the model pulls only when relevant — create it and attach it to an agent.

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Knowledge bases

agent4-io-knowledge

Build, populate, verify and query grounded knowledge.

Build and populate a knowledge base

Create a KB, add text and files, and verify retrieval before mounting it — over MCP.

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Let your agent query your knowledge base

Search a tenant knowledge base over MCP — authenticated, private by default.

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Storylines

agent4-io-storyline

Turn multi-step processes into stateful, guided flows.

Compile a flow into a Storyline

Turn a multi-step process into a stateful directed graph — create, validate, publish.

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Modelling a process as a Storyline — the right way

The paradigm and pitfalls for turning a real business process into a Storyline that behaves.

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