🤖 AI-Powered Agile Development: Building The Handsomest Nerd, Inc.'s Multi-Agent Workflow

The Handsomest Nerd
May 6
4 min read

AI-Powered Agile Development: Building The Handsomest Nerd, Inc.'s Multi-Agent Workflow Infographic.

At The Handsomest Nerd, Inc., I'm crafting(probably as you read) something that's part sci-fi fantasy, part post-COVID tech dream, and 100% real (well, mostly). This isn’t just about building software. It’s about building a new way to build software — one intelligent agent at a time.

💡 It Started with a Prompt…

To even apply for a role at a company I was eyeing, I had to build an app that could take a single-line list of tasks and have a model sort them into an ideal daily schedule. Basically: create a workflow for a human. (spoiler...i didnt get the interview)

It was a challenge. But it cracked something open.

Instead of just completing the task, I asked myself:“What if the workflow built the workflow?”

That’s when I entered the Matrix. No, not that Matrix (please don’t sue me, Warner Bros). I created my own — a world I now call:

🎩 The Handsomest Nerd, Inc.

A high-rise dev studio in the cloud, with floor-to-ceiling windows, pair-programming workstations, all my favorite snacks in the break room, and weekly team lunch & learns… All fiction — for now. But the process? The system? The code? That's real, and I’m building it.

🧠 Enter the Multi-Agent System

Inspired by Agile methodology and powered by n8n + Firebase, my AI-powered system transforms user prompts into fully working applications using a collaborative team of specialized AI agents. Each agent has a distinct job and personality, just like a real dev team:

Nat (AI CEO): Oversees it all, makes final decisions.
Brian (Product Manager): Makes sure features align with goals.
Reqqy (Requirements Agent): Creates and tracks GitHub issues.
Josh (Design Agent): Crafts the UI/UX and branding.
James & Terrell (Developer Duo): Pair-program feature implementation.
Antosh (Testing Agent): Runs TDD and performance metrics.
Man-Man (Maintenance Agent): Handles backend, DevOps, and infrastructure.
Lia (Comms Agent): Handles emails and social media.
Compass (HR + Routing Agent): Distributes prompts and manages workflow routing.

This AI dream team operates in an Agile flow: user prompts come in, workflows are retrieved from Firebase Firestore, tasks are dispatched in real time via RTDB, agents respond, outputs are collected, and Nat signs off for deployment.

🧪 But Here’s the Real Talk

Not all of this is automated — yet.Right now, I’m building out workflows agent by agent, wiring up each automation in n8n, refining prompt templates, and gradually replacing manual steps with AI-driven logic.

And I'm keeping the lines of communication open. If you're curious or want to contribute, everything is transparent and alive on GitHub:

⚠️ Watching Out for Agent Smiths: The Bugs in the System

In The Matrix, Agent Smith isn’t just a villain — he’s a self-replicating anomaly. A program gone rogue. In my system, Agent Smiths are the unexpected behaviors that creep in when:

Changing an AI seed reveals alternate realities of the same app idea: Different UI. Slightly tweaked logic. A new approach to the same outcome but the exterior of the application remains unchanged.
An AI agent hallucinates code that looks real but doesn’t compile
A prompt template leads to scope creep or a broken loop
An automated workflow overwrites or loops infinitely

These are the Smith moments — everything’s going great until suddenly,“Mr. Anderson…”…your app deploys with no login logic and a newsletter popup from 1998.

Just like Neo had to learn to bend the rules of the Matrix, I’m learning to recognize the patterns that precede an Agent Smith moment — a misrouted payload, a malformed response, or worse, an agent trying to do the job of another.

Each prompt tweak is a red pill.Each agent execution is a new choice in the construct.Each new workflow? A fresh scene from my internal high-rise headquarters.

The difference? I'm not the "One" I'm the "Zero" before the "One". I’m the architect.

📈 What Makes This Approach Powerful

Speed & Automation: What used to take a team of five now takes one (plus 9 bots).
TDD From the Jump: Tests are written before the code, not after.
Scalable Structure: AI agents don’t get tired — they just need well-structured workflows.
Creativity + Control: I’m blending automation with old-school UX instincts.

🧩 The Tech Stack

Frontend: React + TypeScript
Backend: Node.js + Firebase Functions
Realtime DB: Firebase Firestore & RTDB
Workflow Engine: n8n
Design: AI-generated + Human-polished
Version Control & Communication: Github

🚧 What’s Next?

I'm building this in public sort of.Follow the journey, watch the agents, submit prompt READMEs, and watch The Handsomest Nerd, Inc. come to life — one workflow at a time. The agents are alive...on the Playground.