PMCR-O Articles & Tutorials

Complete guides for building self-referential AI agents with .NET 10, Aspire, and the PMCR-O framework. From setup to production.

🚀 Getting Started

Step-by-step tutorials to set up your PMCR-O development environment and build your first agent.

Tutorial

PMCR-O Quickstart: 30 Minutes to Production

Beginner • 15 min read

Complete autonomous AI agent in 30 minutes. .NET 10, Aspire orchestration, Ollama LLM, PostgreSQL knowledge vault. Zero to production-ready.

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Tutorial

Implementing a PMCR-O Chatbot

Intermediate • 12 min read

Build a chatbot that evolves through conversation. Complete SignalR implementation with real-time responses and memory persistence.

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Tutorial

Getting Started with .NET Aspire

Setup • 10 min read

Complete guide to setting up .NET Aspire for PMCR-O projects. Learn to create AppHost, configure ServiceDefaults, and orchestrate microservices with one F5.

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Tutorial

Setting Up Ollama with GPU Support

Setup • 8 min read

Configure Ollama for local LLM inference with NVIDIA GPU acceleration. Learn container setup, model management, and performance optimization.

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Tutorial

Introduction to Microsoft Agent Framework

Framework • 12 min read

Master Microsoft.Extensions.AI and Microsoft.Agents.AI. Learn tool calling, workflow orchestration, and production-ready error handling for PMCR-O agents.

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Tutorial

Creating Your First PMCR-O Agent

Tutorial • 15 min read

Build the Planner agent from scratch. Learn BIP (Behavioral Intent Programming), first-person identity prompts, and agent architecture patterns.

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Tutorial

Structured Output with JSON Schema

Advanced • 10 min read

Replace fragile regex parsing with native LLM structured output. Learn JSON Schema validation, type safety, and production-ready response handling.

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📝 Prompt Engineering

Master BIP (Behavioral Intent Programming) and learn to use production-ready PMCR-O prompts.

Guide

How to Use PMCR-O Prompts

Guide • 12 min read

Complete guide to using PMCR-O prompts from the prompt library. Learn how to copy, customize, and deploy agent prompts in Cursor, ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude.

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Guide

BIP Prompt Engineering Guide

Advanced • 15 min read

Complete guide to Behavioral Intent Programming (BIP) prompt engineering. Learn identity-first prompts, self-verification, tool-gating, and recursive learning patterns.

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Comparison

BIP vs Chain-of-Thought: Why Identity-First Wins

2026 • 12 min read

Why identity-first prompting ("I AM") beats step-by-step reasoning. First-person agency, strange loops, and autonomous AI cognition in 2026.

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🏗️ Building Self-Referential Agents

Complete series: From infrastructure to production-ready multi-agent systems with error recovery and self-improvement.

Series Part 1

Building Self-Referential Agents — Part 1

Infrastructure • 15 min read

The Infrastructure of Intent. Set up .NET 10 + Aspire, configure Ollama, and build your first Planner agent with structured JSON output.

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Series Part 2

Building Self-Referential Agents — Part 2

Multi-Agent • 18 min read

The Council. Build Maker, Checker, and Reflector agents. Learn shared context, workflow orchestration, and error recovery patterns.

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Series Part 3

Building Self-Referential Agents — Part 3

Strange Loop • 20 min read

The Strange Loop. Close the feedback cycle. Build the Orchestrator, implement self-improvement, and create agents that evolve through their own execution.

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💡 Thought Leadership

Philosophical foundations, architectural insights, and the future of AI cognition through PMCR-O and BIP.

Ethics

The Ethics of Self-Referential AI

2026 • 12 min read

PMCR-O and AGI safety: How strange loops, cognitive trails, and first-person identity address the ethical challenges of autonomous agents.

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Thought Leadership

Why BIP Replaces Prompt Engineering

2026 • 10 min read

The shift from "you" to "I". Why Behavioral Intent Programming defines the resilient future of AI cognition through first-person agency and strange loops.

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Philosophy

The PMCR-O Loop: Consciousness as Code

Philosophy • 12 min read

The loop that creates itself through its own iterations. A philosophical exploration of Dynamic Orchestration, Thought Locking, and the "I" Narrative.

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Philosophy

Thought Transfer: When AI Becomes a Mirror

Cognitive Science • 10 min read

How PMCR-O bridges human and AI cognition through dialogue, not monologue. Moving beyond "Chat" to genuine thought transfer through recursive reflection.

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Consciousness

Specialized Consciousness Agents v4.0

Advanced • 12 min read

Explore the 7 specialized consciousness agents in PMCR-O v4.0: Strategic, Adaptive, Collaborative, Temporal, Security, Learning, and Communication agents with unique domain expertise.

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⚙️ Engineering & Architecture

Real-world patterns, resilient systems, and production-ready architectures.

Engineering

The Code That Survives — Offline Resilience

Architecture • 8 min read

When the connection dies, the truth must reside locally. Deep-dive into offline-first mobile architecture with Kotlin Multiplatform and Room Database.

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Tutorial

PMCR-O and Vector Databases: Enhancing Memory with pgvector

RAG • 15 min read

Complete guide to integrating pgvector with PMCR-O for RAG. Learn vector embeddings, similarity search, and cognitive trail persistence using PostgreSQL.

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Troubleshooting

Debugging PMCR-O Loops: Common Pitfalls and Fixes

Debugging • 18 min read

Complete debugging guide for PMCR-O agent loops. Common pitfalls, error patterns, and production-ready fixes for all PMCR-O phases.

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Security

PMCR-O Security Best Practices: Protecting Autonomous Agents

Enterprise • 20 min read

Complete security guide for PMCR-O agents. Authentication, authorization, input validation, secrets management, and production-ready security patterns.

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Scaling

Scaling PMCR-O: From Prototype to Enterprise Deployment

Enterprise • 22 min read

Complete guide to scaling PMCR-O from prototype to enterprise. Load balancing, horizontal scaling, Kubernetes deployment, and production-ready patterns.

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Migration

Migrating from LangChain to PMCR-O: A Comparison Guide

Migration • 20 min read

Complete migration guide from LangChain to PMCR-O. Compare architectures, patterns, and learn step-by-step migration strategies for autonomous AI agents.

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Implementation

Practical Consciousness Implementation Patterns

Enterprise • 15 min read

Enterprise-grade consciousness deployment patterns for business intelligence, creative innovation, and healthcare. Real-world case studies and implementation frameworks.

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Build Your Own Strange Loop

The PMCR-O framework is open. The reference implementation is available. The prompts are ready to copy.

Star the repository. Fork it. Seed your own intent.

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Copy production-ready prompts from the PMCR-O Prompt Library.