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AI Agents & Automation

Build Agents That Do Work
14 classes8+ projectsSeptember 202606 AI-Agents-and-Automation

Agents that do real work, not just chat. Architecture, tool calling, memory, planning, frameworks, browser use, evaluation, security with human approval — and production deployment.

Course Folder on GitHub Full Repository
How links work here: every class, project, notes, code and interview-prep link for this course opens the main course folder on GitHub — https://github.com/waleedkhokar/python-ai-engineering-journey/tree/main/06%20AI-Agents-and-Automation — so you always land in the right place, never on a guessed sub-folder.

What You Will Learn

Agent ArchitectureTool CallingAgent MemoryReAct & PlanningLangGraphCrewAIWorkflow AutomationBrowser UseEvaluationHuman Approval

All Classes

Every class in this course, in order — with exactly what each class teaches. Notes, code and interview prep for each class live in the course folder on GitHub.

00

Setup & Environment

Agent frameworks, API keys, tools setup.

Open Notes Open Code Interview Prep
01

What Are AI Agents

Agents vs chatbots vs assistants, architecture overview.

Open Notes Open Code Interview Prep
02

Agent Architecture

LLM + tools + memory + planning + the execution loop.

Open Notes Open Code Interview Prep
03

Tool Calling & Function Calling

Schemas, validation, execution, error handling, permissions.

Open Notes Open Code Interview Prep
04

Agent Memory & State

Short-term memory, long-term memory, vector memory, persistence.

Open Notes Open Code Interview Prep
05

Reasoning & Planning

ReAct, chain-of-thought, task decomposition, reflection.

Open Notes Open Code Interview Prep
06

Agent Frameworks

LangGraph, CrewAI, Microsoft Agent Framework and AutoGen — compared.

Open Notes Open Code Interview Prep
07

APIs & External Integrations

Connect to services, OAuth, rate limits, webhooks.

Open Notes Open Code Interview Prep
08

Workflow Automation & Triggers

Scheduling, event-driven agents, cron, webhooks.

Open Notes Open Code Interview Prep
09

Browser & Computer Use

Web automation, Selenium and Playwright, computer-vision agents.

Open Notes Open Code Interview Prep
10

Agent Evaluation & Testing

Metrics, testing frameworks, reliability.

Open Notes Open Code Interview Prep
11

Security & Human Approval

Permissions, approval workflows, audit logs.

Open Notes Open Code Interview Prep
12

Production AI Agents

Deployment, monitoring, scaling, cost.

Open Notes Open Code Interview Prep
99

Projects

8 project templates plus community projects — build them all in the course folder.

Open Notes Open Code Interview Prep

Projects in this course

Build them all — each project lives in the course folder on GitHub.

First Tool-Using AgentPersonal Productivity AgentResearch & Web AgentEmail & Calendar AutomationDatabase & API AgentBusiness Process AutomationMulti-Tool AssistantProduction Agent CapstoneStudy Planner AgentCommunity

Interview Preparation

Every class in this course includes interview preparation. Open the course folder on GitHub for the full material.

Common Interview Questions

The questions interviewers actually ask on this course's topics, with clear, structured answers.

Open Interview Prep

Coding Challenges

Hands-on problems for each class, so you can prove the skill, not just describe it.

Open Interview Prep

Common Mistakes to Avoid

The errors beginners make with these topics — and how professionals avoid them.

Open Interview Prep

Best Practices

How working engineers write this code in production: clean, tested and maintainable.

Open Interview Prep
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