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AI Agents for Beginners

Build your first autonomous AI agents, taught by Microsoft.

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MICreated by Microsoft Developer

4h 33m

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33

Lessons

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AI Agents for Beginners
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This course includes:

  • 4h 33m on-demand video (free)
  • 33 lessons
  • Full lifetime access
  • Access on mobile and TV
  • Certificate of completion

What you'll learn

  • Understand what AI agents are and when to use them
  • Design agent tools, memory, and planning loops
  • Build multi-agent systems that collaborate
  • Ship a working agent on real tasks

Official study guide

The complete 74-page companion book for AI Agents for Beginners, covering every module with worked examples, key terms, self-check questions, and a full glossary. Print it or read it offline.

Tools & technologies

Industry-standard tools you'll work with in this course.

OpenAILangChainPythonAnthropic

Course content

11 sections · 33 lessons · 4h 33m

  • Full Course (Lessons 1-10) AI Agents for BeginnersPreview1h 4m
  • What are AI agents?5m
  • Which AI agent framework to use8m
  • How to design good AI agents5m
  • What Is agentic RAG?7m
  • What Is the Agent Tool Use Design Pattern?6m
  • How to deploy AI agents into production5m
  • Context engineering for AI agents16m
  • Apply: Task 1: Design an Agent's Core Components and Toolset22m

Requirements

  • •Basic Python
  • •Curiosity about LLMs

About this course

Build your first autonomous AI agents, taught by Microsoft. This curated learning path is organized into 11 modules and 33 lessons, taught by Microsoft Developer. MegaCourse upgrades the original 2-section playlist into a complete mega course by adding 14 curated reading & resource lessons, a final knowledge-check quiz, plus structure, learning outcomes, progress tracking, and a shareable certificate of completion.

Who this course is for

  • Developers exploring agents
  • Builders automating workflows

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Microsoft Developer

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