> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.antoinebuteau.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Agent-Native Tools — Series Index
- URL: https://www.antoinebuteau.com/agent-native-tools-series-index/
- Published: 2026-05-11T04:01:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-19T00:13:16.000Z
- Description: Software designed for people creates drag for agents that need efficient action surfaces, durable state, and explicit trust boundaries. The sequence connects compound commands, resumable work, safe affordances, permissions, and tool contracts to a different software company.
- Author: Antoine Buteau
- Tags: #Agent Native Tools, Series Index

**Agent-Native Tools** is a 10-part series. Use this page as the table of contents and read the posts in order.

## Read the series in order

1. [Human-Native Software Is Drag for Agents](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/agent-native-tools-series-1-human-native-software-is-drag-for-agents/)
2. [Agents Need Action Surfaces, Not Dashboards](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/agent-native-tools-series-2-agents-need-action-surfaces-not-dashboards/)
3. [Token Efficiency Is Product Design](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/agent-native-tools-series-3-token-efficiency-is-product-design/)
4. [Local State and Memory Are Product Features](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/agent-native-tools-series-4-local-state-and-memory-are-product-features/)
5. [Compound Commands Beat Tool Chatter](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/agent-native-tools-series-5-compound-commands-beat-tool-chatter/)
6. [Durable State and Resumable Work](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/agent-native-tools-series-6-durable-state-and-resumable-work/)
7. [Agent Affordances: Dry Runs, Diffs, Rollbacks, Structured Errors](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/agent-native-tools-series-7-agent-affordances-dry-runs-diffs-rollbacks-structured-errors/)
8. [Permissions, Sandboxes, and Trust Loops](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/agent-native-tools-series-8-permissions-sandboxes-and-trust-loops/)
9. [MCP, Skills, and Tool Contracts](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/agent-native-tools-series-9-mcp-skills-and-tool-contracts/)
10. [The Agent-Native Software Company](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/agent-native-tools-series-10-the-agent-native-software-company/)

Start with [Human-Native Software Is Drag for Agents](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/agent-native-tools-series-1-human-native-software-is-drag-for-agents/). If you want the practical diagnostic, jump to [The Agent-Native Software Company](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/agent-native-tools-series-10-the-agent-native-software-company/).