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.
- The Agent LoopThink, act, observe, repeat. The fundamental cycle that turns a language model into something that can actually get things done.4 interactive demos
- Tools & Function CallingHow agents interact with the real world through APIs, databases, and code execution — and why the toolbox you give them matters.4 interactive demos
- Planning, Failure & TradeoffsAgents aren't magic. When to use them, when not to, and the cost-reliability tradeoffs every builder needs to understand.3 interactive demos
- Multi-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.2 interactive demos