# How Agents Work: Phases

> From question to rundown.

Glider documentation · Glider Agentic · Web page: https://cgglider.com/docs/agentic-workflow/phases/

Sections of this page: [Triage](https://cgglider.com/docs/agentic-workflow.md) · [Phases](https://cgglider.com/docs/agentic-workflow/phases.md) · [Designed motion](https://cgglider.com/docs/agentic-workflow/motion.md) · [Mind test](https://cgglider.com/docs/agentic-workflow/mind-test.md)

1. 0 — Can this be done? An honest check before anything is built.
2. 1 — Research and decisions: questions, references, the key visual palette.
3. 2 — Components and hierarchy: scenes, groups, components and their names.
4. 3 — Styling and positioning, from the key visual.
5. 4 — Animations: one workflow per graphic, in and out clips, staggers, play each clip.
6. 5 — Data and pollers: named keys with defaults, sampled APIs, secrets.
7. 6 — Units: clocks, counters and formatters, each exercised.
8. 7 — Bindings: everything painted, visibility inverted correctly, text tested for overflow.
9. 8 — Rundown: items per workflow on the right channels, rehearsed and run.