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AI Agents: Basics

The plan, act, observe loop, workflows vs agents, and your first agent with tools, error handling and a step limit, in plain Python. Part of the Agentic AI Engineer premium track.

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    What an AI Agent Is: the Plan → Act → Observe Loop

    An agent is a language model in a loop that can use tools. See the plan → act → observe loop work step by step in plain Python,…

    5 min read
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    Workflows vs Agents: When Not to Use an Agent

    Most AI features should be a fixed workflow, not an agent. Learn the difference, the cost of each, and a simple test for choosing, with runnable Python.

    4 min read
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    Your First Agent in 40 Lines of Python

    Build a complete study-planner agent with two tools, tool descriptions, error handling, a step limit and a trace, in about 40 lines of plain Python.

    5 min read