Build Agents That Act Without Losing Control

Give AI useful tools, clear limits, human checkpoints, and a workflow you can inspect and repair.

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14 Lessons

About 4 hours Estimated Time

July 2026 Last Verified

COURSE CURRICULUM

Build Through Collaboration

Every lesson combines plain-language guidance with a practical exercise, a reusable planning prompt, a control checkpoint, and a clear development outcome.

LESSON 01

Lesson

What You Will Understand

WHAT IT IS

Understand the Concept

WHAT IT DOES

Why It Matters

HOW TO USE IT

Use It in Practice

HANDS-ON PRACTICE

Practice the Lesson

REUSABLE STARTER

Try This Prompt

What to Bring In

What You Leave With

Beginner Tip

Common Mistake to Avoid

PAUSE AND THINK

WHERE TO GO NEXT

Open Tool

CURRENT OFFICIAL REFERENCE

Continue Learning

THE APPLICATION OWNS THE RULES

The agent operates inside a defined boundary.

The model may choose from approved tools, but your application validates permissions, executes actions, records results, and decides when human approval is required.

THE CONTROLLED AGENT LOOP

01 Request
02 Decide
03 Propose
04 Validate
05 Approve
06 Execute
07 Record
08 Stop

NEED HELP?

Ask the course assistant to explain an agent concept, decide whether a workflow needs agency, or turn a rough idea into a bounded tool-and-approval plan.