Files over tools: how we built our agent with a virtual filesystem and bash

Software Development, DevOps & Infrastructure, AI & Machine Learning(knock.app)view on HackerNews
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Author: cjbell

Date: 7/9/2026

Article Summary:
The article describes how the Knock team built an AI agent using a virtual file system and bash to manage customer messaging resources in Knock.