Sustainability Checklist

Ensure your AI agent is robust, scalable, and maintainable—not just a prototype, but a Good Agent built for long-term success.

Does your agent...
allow components to be easily replaced, upgraded, or extended?
use clean, well-documented, and maintainable code?
log and monitor its activity to aid troubleshooting and issue resolution?
use scalable platforms and infrastructure?
use recognized platforms and infrastructure?
optimize itself to minimise computation and energy use?
use CI/CD pipelines to enable frequent deployments and possible rollback?
get frequent security assessments?
retry failed tasks using alternative agent pathways?
avoid reliance on rare or experimental models that may be hard to replace?

Sustainability Risk: 100

Unless you've addressed most of the items in the above checklist, your agent is likely to have a short lifespan. Answer the above questions by checking the boxes - and get an assessment of your agent's sustainability.

Our understanding of AI agent sustainability is evolving quickly. Be sure to check this list regularly for new knowledge.