Build Your First AI Agent
Go beyond chatbots. Build an AI agent that plans, uses tools, and gets real work done — starting with no-code tools anyone can use, and with the safety and reliability know-how the hype skips.
Everyone's talking about "AI agents" — AI that doesn't just answer questions but actually does things: research a topic, triage your inbox, answer customer questions from your docs, turn a meeting transcript into action items. This course teaches complete non-engineers how to build one, starting with the easiest tools (Custom GPTs, Claude Projects, Gemini Gems) and graduating to no-code agent builders that connect to your apps.
Just as important, it's honest about what agents can and can't do. Agents are genuinely useful on narrow, well-scoped tasks and genuinely unreliable on long, complex ones — and connecting an agent to your tools and data introduces real safety risks (prompt injection, over-permissioning, runaway costs) that the hype ignores. You'll learn to build agents that are useful and safe, to keep a human in the loop where it matters, and to know when a simple automation is the better choice. Tools and prices change fast, so the course focuses on the durable concepts and shows you how to check current details. Module 1 is free.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain what an AI agent really is — vs. a chatbot and vs. a fixed automation
- Build a working assistant with no-code tools: Custom GPTs, Claude Projects, Gemini Gems
- Give an agent tools and knowledge, with a human-in-the-loop for anything consequential
- Understand why agents fail on long tasks and how to scope them for reliability
- Avoid the real safety traps — prompt injection, over-permissioning, runaway costs — and know when a simple automation is better
Curriculum
Module 1: What an AI Agent Actually Is
FreeAgent vs. chatbot vs. automation, the parts of an agent, what they're good at, and how to start.
Module 2: Start Simple — Chat-Based Agents
PremiumBuild your first agents with Custom GPTs, Claude Projects, and Gemini Gems — instructions plus knowledge.
- Building a Custom GPT12 min
- Building with Claude Projects11 min
- Building a Gemini Gem10 min
- Project: a knowledge assistant11 min
Module 3: Give It Tools — No-Code Agent Builders
PremiumWhat tools unlock, the main no-code builders, agent vs. automation, and building an inbox-triage agent.
- What tools unlock (and when to graduate)11 min
- The no-code agent builders13 min
- Agent or automation? Choosing the reliable option11 min
- Project: an inbox-triage agent12 min
Module 4: Reliability, Safety & Shipping Responsibly
PremiumWhy agents fail on long tasks, prompt injection, permissions and cost, and good first projects.
- Why agents fail on long tasks12 min
- Prompt injection: the #1 safety risk12 min
- Permissions, over-reach, and runaway costs11 min
- Good first projects and where to go next11 min
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