Build Your First AI Agent in 30 Minutes

Understand what really happens when an AI agent books, searches, codes, or browses for you. Learn how a chatbot becomes an agent, follow the agent loop step by step through a real trace, see how tools and connectors work, why agents forget, why they fail, and how to judge an agent product before you trust it. No code, no math.

Already know basic Python? Build one real thing end to end: a small AI data app that loads a dataset, sends a slice of it to a language model, and turns the response into a written analysis. You will use pandas only as much as the app needs, call an LLM API directly (no agents, no frameworks), wire the pieces into a single script with real error handling, and ship it as a shareable Streamlit app you can run locally. A project-based intermediate course with a free certificate of completion.

Build autonomous AI agents with Python using LangChain and LangGraph. Learn tool calling, stateful workflows, RAG-powered agents, multi-agent systems, and production deployment. From the ReACT pattern to a full customer support agent capstone.

Learn to build multi-agent AI systems with CrewAI in about 45 minutes. Understand the crew/agent/task model, define specialized agents, create tasks, and build a real-world market research crew with analyst, researcher, and writer agents.

Build a private, offline knowledge base over your own notes and PDFs using a local AI model. A hands-on beginner micro course: run a model with Ollama, turn documents into embeddings, store them in a local Chroma database, and ask questions answered from your own files. No cloud APIs, no fees, your data stays on your machine. Want to deploy it as a web app instead? See the Full-Stack RAG course (/courses/fullstack-rag-nextjs-supabase-gemini).

Set up Hermes Agent, the open-source self-hosted AI assistant from Nous Research that writes its own reusable skills and keeps all your data on your own machine. A beginner-friendly micro course: understand what makes Hermes different, install it with a single command, run your first useful tasks, and stay safe with a practical permissions checklist. Prefer a chat-app interface instead? Try the OpenClaw micro course (/courses/micro-openclaw-ai-agent).