AI Agent 101

This course is your crash course in AI agent development, covering everything from tool calling and agentic workflows to deploying agents as APIs. You'll build a powerful research agent step-by-step using a web scraping template, core open-source packages, and handle real-world challenges like login-required websites and deep research replication. The course wraps up with building a production-ready O1 Data Scientist Agent. You'll get hands-on experience with scalable frameworks, scraping strategies, and building agents that work across the web and APIs.

13 lessons
All levels
Jason Zhou

Created by

Jason Zhou · Founder, AI Builder Club

AI Agent 101 – Build and Deploy Research Agents with Tool Use, API Access, and Deep Web Crawling

Course Outline

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Agent crash course

Learn the fundamentals of AI agent development, from agentic workflows to tool calling and API deployment.

4 lessons

Build research agent

Build a comprehensive research agent with web scraping capabilities, handling complex scenarios and deep research tasks.

8 lessons

Build O1 Data scientist agent

Create a production-ready O1 Data Scientist Agent capable of advanced data analysis and insights.

1 lessons

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