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Anatomy of an Agent
An interactive course built on the book Anatomy of an Agent: understand each component of an AI agent, design one, then manage it after launch.
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- Category
- AI and Automation
- Format
- Self-paced online course
- Duration
- About 6 hours, at your own pace
- Languages
- English
Overview
The complete book is preserved inside the course. Around it sit expansions, original diagrams, interactive simulations, templates and two further paths: building an agent and managing one after launch.
Who it’s for
Anyone who needs to understand, review, design or manage an AI agent, including non-specialists.
What you’ll learn
- Explain the components that make up an AI agent and how a request moves through them.
- Spot red flags in an agent proposal using a reviewer's lens.
- Turn a vague idea into an agent design brief.
- Produce the management artefacts needed to run a live agent.
Curriculum
Path 1 · Understand
10 modules: the complete book, expanded, with red flags, exercises and quizzes for each component.
Path 2 · Build
13 steps from a vague idea to an agent design brief, each with a worksheet and a worked example.
Path 3 · Manage
13 steps for running a live agent, each producing a reusable management artefact.
How you’ll learn
- 11 interactive simulations, including an animated agent run trace, a prompt-injection demo and an incident drill
- 16 original diagrams
- 23 templates you can copy or save as Markdown
- Capstone audit grid, final checklist and printable quick reference
Assessment
Quizzes in each Understand module, plus a capstone audit grid and final checklist.
Accessibility and narration
Diagrams are themed for light and dark display.
Languages
English
Saving your progress
Completion is saved per section in your own browser.
Independent course. No accreditation or external qualification is claimed.