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AI for Builders

Agents & Tool Use

What separates an AI agent from a chatbot? This series builds your mental model from the ground up — starting with the core loop, then adding tools, and finally exploring the orchestration patterns behind real-world agent systems.

4 parts · ~32 min total

  1. 01The Agent LoopThink, act, observe, repeat. The fundamental cycle that turns a language model into something that can actually get things done.~8 min4 interactive demos→
  2. 02Tools & Function CallingHow agents interact with the real world through APIs, databases, and code execution — and why the toolbox you give them matters.~7 min4 interactive demos→
  3. 03Planning, Failure & TradeoffsAgents aren't magic. When to use them, when not to, and the cost-reliability tradeoffs every builder needs to understand.~7 min3 interactive demos→
  4. 04Multi-Agent OrchestrationOne agent has limits. Multiple agents have politics. The patterns that make them work together — and the failures that happen when they don't.~10 min2 interactive demos→
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