Most people who set up an AI agent get excited on day one and frustrated by day three. The agent forgets what it was supposed to do. It repeats itself. It misses tasks. It stops being useful. Here's the thing: it's not the AI's fault. It's the setup. After running one live for 48 hours, here's what actually works. 1. Give it a memory system — not just a chat window A chat window is not memory. Every new session, the agent starts from zero unless you build something better. Set up a folder str...