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AI Agents and Tool Use

Design tool-using workflows with bounded actions, explicit permissions and observable results.

Intermediate6 hours estimatedSelf-paced · Planned
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What you’ll explore

  • Models, tools and control loops
  • Define safe tool contracts
  • Add human approval checkpoints
  • Evaluate agent traces and failures

Who this is for

Developers and technically curious builders. The course is designed to connect understanding with a practical activity you can review and improve.

Before you begin

Basic familiarity with programming and working with web APIs is recommended. Intermediate courses assume an introductory understanding of AI application development.

The planned curriculum

A preview of the learning sequence. Lessons and activities are not yet published.

01Models, tools and control loops

Planned focus: models, tools and control loops. This module will pair a guided explanation with an applied exercise and a review of your decisions. Final lesson materials will be confirmed before enrollment opens.

02Define safe tool contracts

Planned focus: define safe tool contracts. This module will pair a guided explanation with an applied exercise and a review of your decisions. Final lesson materials will be confirmed before enrollment opens.

03Add human approval checkpoints

Planned focus: add human approval checkpoints. This module will pair a guided explanation with an applied exercise and a review of your decisions. Final lesson materials will be confirmed before enrollment opens.

04Evaluate agent traces and failures

Planned focus: evaluate agent traces and failures. This module will pair a guided explanation with an applied exercise and a review of your decisions. Final lesson materials will be confirmed before enrollment opens.

Build something you can explain.

The proposed final activity asks you to apply the course ideas to a small task, document your approach, and explain how you checked the result. Completion requirements will be published with the course.

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