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Understand agents from the ground up, then build your first one — without writing code.
8 modules
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~22 min
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MODULE 1
What is an agent?
How agents differ from chatbots, scripts, and Claude Code
· ~2 min
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MODULE 2
The agent loop
The simple mental model that makes agents make sense
· ~3 min
MODULE 3
Tools — what agents use to act
How agents go from "thinking" to "doing"
· ~3 min
MODULE 4
When to use an agent (and when not)
Agents are not always the right tool
· ~3 min
MODULE 5
Meet the Claude Agent SDK
What it is and what it lets you do (still no code)
· ~3 min
MODULE 6
Anatomy of a simple agent
Reading agent code without writing it (recipe in a foreign language)
· ~3 min
MODULE 7
Hands-on — your first agent
Have Claude Code write the customer-research agent for you
· ~4 min
MODULE 8
Where to go from here
From your first agent to production agents
· ~3 min
