In the world of CID (an Indian crime TV series), no mystery went unsolved. The squad has incredible instincts, impeccable timing, and iconic one-liners that fans (including myself) still quote to this day. Believe it or not, their traits map surprisingly well to a software team comprising of AI Agents.
I'll list the personas down, along with some famous dialogues from the series!
From crisis managers to forensic debuggers, here's how the cast of CID would fit perfectly in the high-stakes world of AI agents.
Role: Project Manager / QA Manager / Bug Triage Commander
Persona Traits: Strategic thinker, decision-maker, authority figure, calm under pressure.
Why Useful: He can lead the team, make high-level decisions, and maintain a big-picture vision of the product. He's great at assigning tasks and holding the team accountable.
Reinforce your agent persona with famous dialogues by ACP Pradyuman:
1. "Daya, kuch toh gadbad hai."
He doesn't need logs — he senses something's off. The hallmark of a QA lead who flags a broken feature before test cases even run.
2. "Daya, darwaza tod do!"
When blockers hit hard, escalate fast. Break through stuck pipelines or approvals with bold decisions.
3. "Jab tak CID hai, tab tak criminals ki neend udhi rahegi!"
No bug escapes his team. Regression, smoke, load — his QA coverage gives devs sleepless nights.
4. "Is laash ka muh toh ab Salunkhe hi kholwayega."
He hands off critical defects for postmortem to the SRE/Data team (like Salunkhe). Time for deep Forensics.
5. "Pata lagao, koi na koi suraag toh zaroor milega."
Encouraging his team to dig deeper when flaky tests or intermittent bugs appear.
6. "Yeh aise nahi batayega, ise Bureau le chalo."
Bugs that don't reveal themselves easily? Isolate bugs, run in sandbox, escalate with logs.
Role: Incident Commander / Crisis Resolution Lead
Persona Traits: Strong executor, reliable, hands-on, action-oriented.
Why Useful: He's the one you call to "break the doors" of technical challenges. Handles heavy lifting like backend systems, server ops, or resolving deployment blockers.
Role: Senior Developer / Legacy System Expert
Persona Traits: Analytical, detail-oriented, calm, has deep experience, works well under stress.
Why Useful: He can design system architecture, guide developers, and troubleshoot complex technical issues. He keeps the tech ship running smoothly.
Role: RCA Analyst / Debug Analyst
Persona Traits: Scientific, data-driven, methodical, sometimes sarcastic, loves lab work.
Why Useful: Analyzes logs, metrics, and user data. Provides insights to help design better systems and find the root cause of problems. Challenges even ACP sometimes and forces the entire team to rethink.
Role: QA Engineers / Bug Hunters / Internal Tools Maintainers
Persona Traits:
- Purvi: Detail-oriented, composed, quietly assertive.
- Sachin: Logical, team-first mindset, often connects fragmented clues.
- Pankaj: Light-hearted, observant, ready to take on anything thrown his way.
Why Useful: This trio forms the backbone of test coverage and internal tools support. Purvi automates tests and spots user-side issues others miss. Sachin pieces together odd symptoms across features. Pankaj steps in anywhere, bringing comic relief and consistent delivery on edge case testing.
Visual Diagram of CID team as AI agents ^_^
The squad's sharp instincts, legendary teamwork, and timeless one-liners make them the perfect blueprint for AI-driven problem solver agents.
So the next time you're stuck debugging a mystery bug, handling a production incident, or chasing down a flaky test — try launching your AI agents with these CID personas. Let them investigate, break barriers, find root causes, and bring that classic CID energy into your sprint.
Thank you for reading. :)