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# Automation — Series Index
- URL: https://www.antoinebuteau.com/automation-series-index/
- Published: 2026-05-11T04:18:30.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-19T00:12:49.000Z
- Description: Automation architecture begins by separating deterministic workflows from AI systems and assigning work across code, models, and humans. The sequence develops bounded agent patterns, human review, state, retries, observability, security, and failure controls into a practical design worksheet.
- Author: Antoine Buteau
- Tags: #Automation, Series Index

**Automation** 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. [Automation Is Not One Thing](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/aautomation-is-not-one-thing/)
2. [Deterministic Workflows: When Reliability Matters More Than Intelligence](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/automation-series-2-deterministic-workflows-when-reliability-matters-more-than-intelligence/)
3. [AI Automation: When Judgment, Language, or Ambiguity Matters](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/automation-series-3-ai-automation-when-judgment-language-or-ambiguity-matters/)
4. [The Automation Boundary: Code vs Model vs Human](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/automation-series-4-the-automation-boundary-code-vs-model-vs-human/)
5. [Human-in-the-Loop Is a Design Pattern, Not a Failure](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/automation-series-5-human-in-the-loop-is-a-design-pattern-not-a-failure/)
6. [State, Idempotency, Retries, and Queues](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/automation-series-5-state-idempotency-retries-and-queues/)
7. [Observability, Auditability, and Replay](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/automation-series-7-observability-auditability-and-replay/)
8. [Agents Inside Bounded Workflows](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/automation-series-8-agents-inside-bounded-workflows/)
9. [Failure Modes, Security, and Blast Radius](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/automation-series-9-failure-modes-security-and-blast-radius/)
10. [The Automation Architecture Worksheet](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/automation-series-10-the-automation-architecture-worksheet/)

Start with [Automation Is Not One Thing](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/aautomation-is-not-one-thing/). If you want the practical diagnostic, jump to [The Automation Architecture Worksheet](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/automation-series-10-the-automation-architecture-worksheet/).