01
intermediate45 min
What Is an AI Agent ; The Loop, Memory, and Tools
The architectural reality of AI agents: the ReAct loop, tool use, memory layers, and why 'agent' means something specific and important.
agentreacttoolsmemoryloop
All modulesModule 02
Agent Engineering
Build real agents: the ReAct loop, tool use, memory systems, and the architectural primitives that turn an LLM into an autonomous actor.
4 lessons210 min total
02
intermediate60 min
Building Your First Agent with the Claude API
Hands-on: wire up a ReAct agent from scratch using the Anthropic SDK. Tool definitions, the message loop, state handling, error recovery.
claudeanthropic-sdkpythonhands-ontools
03
intermediate50 min
Memory Systems ; Short, Long, and Episodic
How agents remember things: context window tricks, external key-value stores, vector databases, and the architectural decisions that determine what your agent knows.
memoryragvector-dbchromadbembeddings
04
intermediate55 min
Tool Use and Function Calling ; The Agent's Hands
How tools extend agent capabilities: schema design, parameter validation, dangerous tools, and building tool suites for offensive workflows.
toolsfunction-callingvalidationsecurity