Build an Agent with Eve: The Open Agent Framework

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Scaffolds a runnable agent with npx init and boots it locally with eve dev, then connects to Vercel AI Gateway, deploys to Vercel, and wires a Slack channel via Vercel Connect so the agent answers in Slack. Demonstrates OpenAPI connections (weather lookup), adds MongoDB query and a MongoDB mutate tool that requires human approval, shows built‑in observability when a tool call fails, runs deterministic evals plus LLM‑as‑judge, and uses serverless sandboxes and a stateless Workflow SDK to support long running tasks.

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1. 0:00Scaffolding an agent: npx init and eve dev
2. 3:24Channels: from terminal to Slack via Vercel Connect
3. 6:05Debugging live in the Vercel dashboard
4. 7:25Connections: OpenAPI data in one prompt
5. 11:36Tools with approvals: the MongoDB example
6. 17:49Evals: deterministic checks and LLM as judge
7. 20:38WebSockets, generative UI, and frameworks
8. 28:10Architecture: stateless harness on the Workflow SDK
9. 35:34Q&A: extensibility, pricing, and eve versus the field

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