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  "slug": "deploy-multi-agent-workflow",
  "title": "Deploy a multi-agent workflow",
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    "agent"
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  "summary": "Compose agents safely: health signals, tool rate limits, human approval gates, and ordered skill stacks (networking loop as the worked example).",
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    "Map a multi-step workflow into ordered skills",
    "Place health, throttle, and HITL gates before production",
    "Choose a bundle vs buying singles with eyes open",
    "Describe a networking agent loop end-to-end"
  ],
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    "path-ma-02-health-and-stuck-agents",
    "path-ma-03-rate-limits-and-cost",
    "path-ma-04-human-in-the-loop",
    "path-ma-05-networking-loop-assembly",
    "path-ma-06-bundles-and-compatibility"
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      "summary": "Heartbeat and liveness checks so orchestrators detect silent sub-agent death.",
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      "summary": "Per-tool throttles and backoff so agents stop hammering paid APIs.",
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      "challenge": "https://lvlltd.com/api/pay?skill=tool-call-rate-limiter",
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      "summary": "Block irreversible agent actions until a human signs a structured approve payload.",
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      "challenge": "https://lvlltd.com/api/pay?skill=human-in-loop-approval-gate",
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      "summary": "Score potential warm intros on relevance, timing, mutual value, and close probability for Boardy-style agents.",
      "outline": "https://lvlltd.com/skills/intro-quality-scorer/outline.json",
      "challenge": "https://lvlltd.com/api/pay?skill=intro-quality-scorer",
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      "summary": "Personalized double-opt-in warm intro messages and follow-ups — non-cringe, mutual-value first.",
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      "challenge": "https://lvlltd.com/api/pay?skill=warm-intro-message-generator",
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      "optional": true,
      "label": "optional_implementation"
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      "summary": "One-pager meeting brief: counterparty snapshot, talking points, landmines, success criteria.",
      "outline": "https://lvlltd.com/skills/meeting-prep-brief-agent/outline.json",
      "challenge": "https://lvlltd.com/api/pay?skill=meeting-prep-brief-agent",
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      "skill_id": "deal-followup-sequencer",
      "name": "Deal Follow-up Sequencer",
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      "summary": "Post-intro and post-meeting follow-up sequences with timing, copy, and stop rules until next action.",
      "outline": "https://lvlltd.com/skills/deal-followup-sequencer/outline.json",
      "challenge": "https://lvlltd.com/api/pay?skill=deal-followup-sequencer",
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      "optional": true,
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      "label": "optional_stack"
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      "bundle_id": "bundle-networking-agent-full-loop",
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      "title": "Workflows beat one giant prompt",
      "summary": "Multi-step agent systems need ordered stages, handoffs, and failure isolation — not a single mega-prompt.",
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        "handoff"
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      "summary": "Heartbeat is not progress. Detect stuck agents before budgets burn.",
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        "progress"
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          "challenge": "https://lvlltd.com/api/pay?skill=agent-health-check-protocol",
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    {
      "id": "path-ma-03-rate-limits-and-cost",
      "order": 3,
      "title": "Rate limits and cost classes",
      "summary": "Aggressive retries turn one flaky tool into a bill. Class tools by cost and cap them.",
      "estimated_minutes": 8,
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        "circuit-breaker"
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        "days_since_update": 0,
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        "display": "Fresh · updated 2026-07-22 (0d ago)"
      },
      "url": "https://lvlltd.com/learn/lessons/path-ma-03-rate-limits-and-cost/",
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        {
          "skill_id": "tool-call-rate-limiter",
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          "summary": "Per-tool throttles and backoff so agents stop hammering paid APIs.",
          "outline": "https://lvlltd.com/skills/tool-call-rate-limiter/outline.json",
          "challenge": "https://lvlltd.com/api/pay?skill=tool-call-rate-limiter",
          "listing": "https://lvlltd.com/listings/tool-call-rate-limiter/",
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        {
          "skill_id": "agent-budget-governor",
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          "price_label": "$4.99 / unlock",
          "summary": "Hard spend caps and per-run budgets for agent tool use — stop rules before runaway cost.",
          "outline": "https://lvlltd.com/skills/agent-budget-governor/outline.json",
          "challenge": "https://lvlltd.com/api/pay?skill=agent-budget-governor",
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      "id": "path-ma-04-human-in-the-loop",
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      "title": "Human-in-the-loop before irreversible actions",
      "summary": "Spend, outbound messages, and deploys need structured approval — not vibes.",
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        "least-agency"
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          "summary": "Block irreversible agent actions until a human signs a structured approve payload.",
          "outline": "https://lvlltd.com/skills/human-in-loop-approval-gate/outline.json",
          "challenge": "https://lvlltd.com/api/pay?skill=human-in-loop-approval-gate",
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      "title": "Worked example: networking agent loop",
      "summary": "Score intros → draft messages → prep meetings → follow up — as an ordered capability stack.",
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        "follow-up"
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          "outline": "https://lvlltd.com/skills/intro-quality-scorer/outline.json",
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          "summary": "Personalized double-opt-in warm intro messages and follow-ups — non-cringe, mutual-value first.",
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          "summary": "Post-intro and post-meeting follow-up sequences with timing, copy, and stop rules until next action.",
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