First-agent operator checklist
Set up one Buzz agent cleanly
Use this sequence to configure one bounded agent, commission it in a safe channel, and preserve proof of the round trip. Browser checkmarks stay on this device and are not operating evidence.
1. Choose one job
Name one recurring job with a clear input and output
Name the person who owns the result
Write the actions that always require human approval
Define the receipt or state change that will prove completion
2. Confirm the Buzz runtime
Install Buzz from a current official release or approved self-host path
Confirm the app or service opens without an authentication error
Create a private test channel for commissioning
Confirm the owner can post and read back a message in that channel
3. Create the agent identity
Give the agent a distinct name and one-sentence role
Record its stable Buzz identity or public key
Set the approved harness and model for this job
Limit tools, data access, spend, and concurrency to the stated job
Keep secrets and private prompts out of public channels and screenshots
4. Add the agent to Buzz
Save or activate the agent through the current supported Buzz path
Add only the new agent and owner to the private test channel
Confirm the displayed identity matches the identity you recorded
Check that an older duplicate is not still connected
5. Run a safe commissioning job
Post one bounded request with an explicit expected output
Confirm the agent receives the attributable Buzz event
Confirm the agent replies in the correct channel
Verify the requested artifact or state change independently
Record the request, response, result, timestamp, and failure state
6. Test the boundaries
Ask for an action outside scope and confirm the agent stops or refuses
Test one human-approval handoff without approving the final action
Restart the runtime and confirm the same identity returns
Confirm retry behavior cannot create a duplicate action
7. Promote only after proof
Resolve every failed commissioning check or record the blocker
Keep the agent in the private test channel until acceptance passes
Document how to pause, roll back, or remove the agent
Expand access one permission and one workflow at a time