✈️ I'm going to code in Las Vegas on Symfony AI

on July 20, 2025

When you travel to Las Vegas, people expect poker chips and party lights. I brought a laptop, a terminal, and a crazy idea: build smart agents with Symfony AI.

Why Vegas?

Las Vegas might seem like an odd choice for a developer retreat — unless your goal is to escape routine and seek inspiration from organized chaos.

As a city that never sleeps, Vegas is a strange symphony of light, motion, and endless interaction. And that’s exactly what I needed: a place that feels alive, dynamic, and just a little bit unreal. What better place to reflect on artificial intelligence, orchestration, and system design than a city built on illusion and real-time performance?

First Class, First Deployment

I boarded a first-class flight — not just for comfort (okay, a little for that), but because I had serious work to do. I’m currently building advanced automation flows with Symfony AI and the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Mid-flight, as I was just getting settled with a glass of champagne, I received the classic Slack ping:

🔴 Urgent: Production is down

A client had deployed a faulty configuration that caused the entire stack to collapse. No time to panic — just Wi-Fi, ssh, and Symfony AI.

Agents to the Rescue Thankfully, I had already started integrating Symfony AI with a custom agent system. These agents are capable of analyzing logs, identifying error patterns, and performing safe rollbacks when necessary.

In this case, one of my agents scanned the latest logs, traced the issue to a faulty deployment, and triggered a rollback using a predefined ToolAction. I had designed this flow to work as part of a broader Toolbox of smart operations exposed to the AI layer via attributes like AsTool.

✅ Problem solved.
✅ Client happy.
✅ Uptime preserved — all from 10,000 meters in the air.

Walking the Strip, Thinking About Agents

Once I landed, I took some time to walk through Las Vegas. The streets are an overwhelming experience: neon signs, massive screens, constant music, and people in all directions. But here’s the thing — it works. Everything is chaotic, yet orchestrated. Each piece — hotels, shows, lights — plays a role in a giant system.

It reminded me of how I want my automation agents to behave:

  • Smart.
  • Reactive.
  • Coordinated.

Imagine agents in Symfony AI that know when to trigger, how to execute an action, and how to work in harmony with others — just like the sensory experience of Vegas, built on synchronization.

Enter MCP: Model Context Protocol I believe the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is the key to building AI systems that behave more like living organisms. Using Symfony AI + MCP, I’m working on enabling agents that:

React based on context, not just instructions.

Share state and intent across flows.

Execute autonomous decisions via ToolAction and semantic prompts.

This trip wasn’t just a break — it was a proof of concept, a mindset shift, and a step forward in building Uniflow, my automation tool for developers and creators.

What’s Next? I’m currently working on:

  • Migrating Uniflow’s interface to Symfony UX
  • Publishing the first public MCP demo flows
  • Expanding the AI agent architecture using php-llm/llm-chain and mcp-sdk

If you’re curious, you can already explore:

📘 The documentation.
🧠 The Uniflow platform.
📰 The blog for regular updates.

Final Thoughts

This trip reminded me why I love building: because automation isn’t just about saving time — it’s about giving intelligence and rhythm to our tools. Las Vegas may be the city of games, but for me, it became a playground for code.

🎁 I offer free 30-minute coaching sessions to help creators like you automate your processes and save time ⏱️

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Thanks for reading! Let’s build smart, fast, and automated workflows together 💻⚡