Astra-nomical! Hunter, Sara and Tyler
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Give Astra a job to finish.

Tell it what you want. Give it the relevant material.
Explain what done looks like.

01A clear outcome

02Useful context

03Room to work

You choose the destination.

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More of the job. Less waiting.

Using a computer, across a set of test tasks.

GPT-5.6 Sol
75 minutes
GPT-6 Astra
40 minutes

Approximate time per task in OpenAI’s OSWorld 2.0 latency simulation.

For us, this feels full-stack: it can build what you see and the code underneath.

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The intro started with a choice

“same thing in the same layour but 10 difernt ways?”Hunter, actual direction
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Six pieces made the opening

The complete paper opening
Paper
Paper
Title
Title
Hunter
Hunter
Sara
Sara
Tyler
Tyler
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Astra directs the tools.

Images

Write the prompts.

ImageGen makes the visual assets.

Movement

Write the code.

Arrange the pieces. Animate the opening.

Sound

Direct the audio.

ElevenLabs makes four effects and the music.

Harness: the tools and workflow that let the workforce act.

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Then the pieces started moving

Ten seconds, shown in twenty frames.

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Even the spin got its own sound

Music and custom effects made with ElevenLabs.

Under the full ten seconds
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A little direction changes the result.

“keep the lime in the middle but make it saras name and picture and then move me over to the left and have it in the orange”Hunter, actual direction

One clear correction.
The result changes.

Before
Earlier: Sara left, Hunter center, Tyler right

Swap Hunter and Sara

After
After: Hunter left, Sara center, Tyler right
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What makes this work?

The opening film

Direction + governance

Hunter chooses the look.

Knowledge + memory

Brand, portraits and references.

Context engineering

Agent workforce

Workers handle parts of the job.

Skills, tools + harnesses

Image prompts, code and sound tools.

Models

Astra directs the production.

Evals + improvement

Watch it. Adjust the timing.

The agent directs the tools. Images become moving layers. Sound gets its own prompts and timing.

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The Agent Workforce behind this deck

Agent Workforce: people, roles, tools and review. Solid: used here. Dotted: available roles.

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What makes this work?

Direction + governance

A lesson people can follow.

Knowledge + memory

Sara’s research and our examples.

Context engineering

Agent workforce

Build, audio and review workers.

Skills, tools + harnesses

HTML, diagrams and browser checks.

Models

Astra carries the build forward.

Evals + improvement

Inspect every card. Revise.

A workforce makes the whole thing. Research, examples, media and review become one teachable lesson.

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A London you can walk through

A view inside Ben Davis’s playable London

Ben Davis built a world
he could walk through.

OpenAI’s developer first impressions
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An entire body you can pull apart

Human Atlas with separated anatomical structures

Human Atlas
by @ashebytes

Explore the layers, then watch them come apart.

Original postExplore the app

App preview: Human Atlas / BodyParts3D (CC BY 4.0)

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An editor for us and our agents

The actual editor: preview, timeline and editable layers.

Agents make the rough cut.
You make the adjustments.

Keep a useful correction as a check for the next edit.

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What makes this work?

Video Studio

Direction + governance

Make one requested change.

Knowledge + memory

The project keeps its layers.

Context engineering

Agent workforce

A person and agent share the work.

Skills, tools + harnesses

Editor controls and saved edits.

Models

Astra works through the editor.

Evals + improvement

Check the picture, timing and sound.

Make “done” something you can see. Check the edit. Keep useful corrections for the next pass.

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Our agent team became a game

Another use case.
The workforce, made visible.

agentantfarm.com

Agent Ant Farm game world
Agent Ant Farm / offline demo
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What makes this work?

Agent Ant Farm

Direction + governance

Choose how to meet your team.

Knowledge + memory

Give each role useful context.

Context engineering

Agent workforce

Meet the workforce through roles.

Skills, tools + harnesses

Rooms and controls become a harness.

Models

Choose the model behind the work.

Evals + improvement

Check the work, beyond the game.

Choose the interface that works for you. A room, a chat or a game can be a way into the workforce.

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How the agent team works.

Memory: keep useful context and reviewed lessons. The workforce carries them into the next job.

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Choose the model for the job.

Build something difficult.

Give Astra the work that needs its capabilities.

Run it every week.

Try a cheaper model. Check whether the result is good enough.

Keep your context.

Your files, standards and team can stay when the model changes.

Coding test: Astra used about one-third of Sol’s tokens, but cost about 15% more per task.

Artificial Analysis Coding Agent Index, September 9, 2026. Astra at max effort versus GPT-5.6 Sol.

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What stays useful
when the model changes

Direction + governance

Set the purpose and the boundaries.

Knowledge + memory

Carry useful context into the next job.

Context engineering

Agent workforce

Give people and agents clear roles.

Skills, tools + harnesses

Give the team ways to act.

Models

Choose the engine for the work.

Evals + improvement

Check what came back. Improve it.

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The weekly update is a job too

This week’s notes

A few decisions.
A changed deadline.
A task list.

A draft you can use

What changed.
What’s next.
What needs an answer.

The next week starts with the same context.

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What makes this work?

The weekly client update

Direction + governance

A useful draft, ready for review.

Knowledge + memory

Notes, tasks and your voice.

Context engineering

Agent workforce

Drafting and review have clear jobs.

Skills, tools + harnesses

A repeatable brief and workflow.

Models

Use a model that fits this task.

Evals + improvement

Flag dates. Check facts and length.

Next week starts with useful context. Reuse the workflow. Add fresh notes. Keep what you learned.

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The Astra-nomical Prompt

For GPT-6 Astra

Open the takeaway
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What’s your version of this?

One job.
Your material.
A clear finish line.

Try it with something
you actually need.

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Let’s make Astra-nomical
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