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title: "AX"
date: 2026-06-08
url: https://blog.duyet.net/note/ax
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[Dries Buytaert's](https://dri.es/friction-abstraction-and-verification?utm_source=blog.duyet.net&utm_medium=website) regarding **AX (Agent Experience)**:

In the era of AI coding agents, software adoption depends on how easily these agents can "consume" your project. AI agents prioritize the **cheapest path** to completion; if your software is difficult to use, they will simply reject it without notice.

To ensure your project is chosen, you must reduce three specific costs:
- **Friction:** The effort required to get the system running (installation, setup, environment configuration, and access/credentials).
- **Abstraction:** The effort required to understand what to do next (providing clear recipes, templates, scaffolds, and logical defaults).
- **Verification:** The effort required to confirm the work was successful (reliable tests, clear error messages, and inspectable system states).

What helps AI agents (**AX**) also helps human developers (**DX**). By making your project easy for an agent to install, modify, and verify, you make it better for everyone.