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 Duration 14 hours

Course Outline

Introduction

  • Workflows versus agents
  • Architectural overview and common use cases

Claude API Fundamentals

  • Messages API, models, and parameters
  • System prompts and structured output
  • Streaming and error handling
  • Lab: Initial API integration

Tool Usage

  • Defining tools and schemas
  • The tool-use loop and error recovery
  • Lab: An agent that interacts with company APIs

MCP and Agent Skills

  • MCP servers and clients
  • Utilising existing servers and developing a simple one
  • Agent Skills for reusable expertise
  • Lab: Connecting an agent to a data source

Claude Agent SDK

  • Agent loops, sessions, and context management
  • Permissions, hooks, and subagents
  • Lab: Building a research and reporting agent

Cost, Quality, and Safety

  • Prompt caching and token budgeting
  • Guardrails and human approval steps
  • Evaluations using a small test set
  • Logging and monitoring

From Prototype to Production

  • Deployment options and secrets management
  • Maintenance and versioning
  • Roadmap for participants' specific use cases

Requirements

  • Programming experience in Python or TypeScript
  • Familiarity with calling REST APIs and handling JSON
  • A foundational understanding of large language models

Audience

  • Software developers and data engineers integrating AI features into products and internal tools
  • Solution architects assessing agent architectures
  • Technical teams aiming to transition from prototype to production

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