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Team lead
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A practical introduction to working with AI.
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Elias Sundqvist · AI Team Lead, MindArk
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Who I am and how I work

About meTeam lead for agentsBuilt recently
Hi, I'm Elias

I build AI products, and I lead a team of agents every day.

AI Team Lead at MindArk in Gothenburg. I use agents for almost everything else too.
0 ★ on GitHub AI Safety Gothenburg Choir · piano · guitar · clarinet · drums
a1f93c0 · 2016–21Software developer · TIBCO Spotfire, RaySafe 4be21d7 · 2022M.Sc. Complex Adaptive Systems · Chalmers 9c0ffee · 2022ML thesis · Syntronic 7d3a91b · 2022–24Knowy · LLM pipelines, knowledge graphs e11a5ee · 2025 →AI Team Lead · MindArk, Project Celest HEAD
How I work

I'm the team lead for my agents.

  1. 01Write the briefGoal, context, what done looks like.
  2. 02Delegate in parallelResearch, build, test, review.
  3. 03Review and decideNothing ships unchecked.
You · brief.mdDraft
Research
Build
Test
Review
4 results to reviewApproveRequest changes
In practice

Everything you know about leading people applies.

With people
With agents
Why it matters · 1 of 3
Trying an idea used to take
weeks. minutes.
So far more ideas are worth trying.
From doing
to describing and judging.
Your domain knowledge becomes the scarce part.
It compounds.
Every instruction you save makes the next task faster.
Minutes, not weeksDescribe and judgeIt compounds
Built yesterday, with agents · session replay

From your website to a film in an afternoon.

Elias · 13:53
Research Milkywire, then make a trailer for it.
reading milkywire.com · 6 pages
extracting brand colours, fonts, real numbers
writing the storyboard · rendering 713 frames
✓ trailer ready · 14:15
Elias · 14:27
Start over. Go all out, like a showreel.
vectorising the logo · writing 8 shaders
synthesising the score · 4 subframes of motion blur
✓ 60 s film ready · 15:20
Elias · 15:22
Make a vertical 9:16 version too.
recomposing every shot for portrait
✓ vertical ready · 15:34
4messages from me. The rest was agents.
13:53 brief
14:15 trailer
14:27 start over
15:20 film
15:34 vertical
Recently

A few other things I've built

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MindArk · 2025 to now
Project Celest

AI agents that analyse a game economy and help adjust in-game content.

Harnesses around Claude Code and Codex. Every conversation auditable.

ECONOMY · ITEMS · CONTENT
Knowy · 2022–24
Documents into knowledge

LLM pipelines that turn document collections into entities and relationships.

Each question routed to SQL, a graph or a vector store.

cv.sqvist.com
My CV as a site and a reel

An interactive CV and a 60-second motion reel, built with agents.

P.S. This deck was built last night by an agent, starting from your email.
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What is an agent?

AnatomyChat, automation, agentGood first jobsExample: your inbox
Anatomy

What is an agent?

Modelreasons, writes
+
Toolssearch, read, draft
+
Looptry, check, repeat
+
Goalwhat done looks like
=
Agent
Example task
“Prepare briefs for Monday's meetings.”
Goalcheck
Plannext step
Actuse a tool
Observeread result
It stops when the goal is met, or when it needs you.
Three different things

Chat, automation, agent

Chat

You ask, it answers. You drive every step.

Automation

Fixed steps, the same every time. Breaks on surprises.

Agent

Picks its own next step with tools, and re-plans when blocked.

Where agents shine

Good first jobs for an agent

Good fit
Recurring, multi-step, easy to check
Not yet
Keep a human in charge
Example

An agent for your inbox

Instruction
It drafts. You send.
Inbox · example0 new
Draft reply · waiting for you
Re: Question about our Q4 CDR portfolio
To: Client team
Send · you approve
Edit
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A minimal setup that works

Four layersBase instructionsConnections
The setup

Four layers. Stop after any of them.

  1. 01One assistant you use every dayClaude, ChatGPT or similar. The habit beats the brand.
  2. 02Your instructionsWho you are, what you work on, how you want answers.
  3. 03ConnectionsGmail, Calendar, Slack, Notion, Drive. Only what you need.
  4. 04Saved prompts and projectsKeep what worked. This is where it compounds.
01 · Assistant
02 · Instructions
03 · Connections
04 · Saved prompts
Start here

Write your base instructions once.

instructions.md · example
I work at Milkywire, an impact firm in Stockholm that helps companies deliver on their climate and nature targets. My role: [your role and projects]. Answer in the language of the thread, Swedish or English. Be concise and lead with the answer. When facts or numbers matter, say where they come from and flag anything you're unsure of. Ask before anything that sends, deletes or shares. Tone: rooted in science, no hype.
ContextCompany, role, projects
LanguageMatches the thread
SourcesWhere facts come from
SafetyWhat needs your OK
ToneHow it should sound
Connections

One permission at a time.

  1. 01Start read-onlySearch, read, summarise.
  2. 02Then allow draftsIt prepares, you decide.
  3. 03Sending asks you firstOnly what the task needs. Client data only in approved tools.
Settings · Connections
AppReadDraftSend
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Rules for today

Pick the toolLimitsPitfallsAsking for helpIdeas
Scenario 1 of 4

Pick the right tool for the task

The task
ChatClaude · ChatGPT
Project + instructionsProjects · custom GPTs · connectors
AgentConnectors · Cowork · Claude Code
AutomationZapier · Make · n8n + AI step
Usage limits

Don't burn your limits in the first hour

  • →New task, new chat
  • →Summarise big documents once, reuse the summary
  • →Fast model for simple steps
  • →Plan first, then let the agent run. Stop loops early.
  • →Deep research and long agent runs cost the most
Illustration · each reply re-reads the whole thread
0units, one long thread
Watch out

Common pitfalls, and the fix for each

0
of 6 things that go wrong
Don't get stuck

Ask for help when…

  • →You've been stuck for about 15 minutes
  • →The same error shows up twice
  • →You're setting up a connection or permissions
  • →You're unsure whether the data is OK to use
  • !Before an agent can send, delete or pay
00:00
Raise a hand.
That's what I'm here for.
If you need a starting point

Ideas to steal

Email
Inbox triage and drafts

Sorted every morning, drafted in your tone, nothing sent.

Meetings
Notes into tasks

Action items into Notion, a follow-up email ready.

Reporting
The weekly portfolio update

Assembled from Slack threads and Notion pages.

Carbon removal
First pass on CDR proposals

Checked against the RFP criteria. A person decides.

Research
A digest on CDR methods

New papers and news on what you track, weekly.

Content
One white paper, three formats

Client summary, LinkedIn post and FAQ.

Today

How today works

01 · We are hereQuestions
02Pick a real task, pair up
03Build
04Show and tell
Rules of thumb: a real task, a small scope, demo what works.
Questions?
Let's build.
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