AI Agents & LLMs
Build autonomous AI systems that think, plan, use tools, and solve multi-step problems on their own.
Start Learning AI Agents & LLMsWhat You'll Learn
- What AI agents are and how the ReAct reasoning pattern works
- How to give an LLM "tools" it can call (web search, Python REPL, APIs)
- How to build a simple agent with LangChain's AgentExecutor
- How to build multi-step, stateful workflows with LangGraph
- How to manage agent memory (short-term and long-term)
- How to build multi-agent systems where agents collaborate
- How to evaluate and debug agent behaviour
Introduction to AI Agents & LLMs
An AI Agent is a program that uses a Large Language Model (LLM) as its "brain" to make decisions, break problems into steps, and call tools (like web search, code execution, or a database) to complete a task. Unlike a simple chatbot that just answers questions, an agent can plan ahead, retry when something goes wrong, and take actions in the real world.
The key idea is the ReAct loop: the agent Reasons (thinks about what to do), then Acts (calls a tool or takes an action), observes the result, and repeats until the task is done. For example, an agent tasked with "find the current PySpark version and write a Python script to install it" would search the web, read the result, write the code, and return it — all without any human steps in between.
In 2025, multi-agent systems are becoming the standard architecture for complex AI applications. Instead of one big LLM doing everything, you have specialised agents — a researcher, a coder, a reviewer — coordinating through an orchestrator. Frameworks like LangGraph, CrewAI, and AutoGen make it practical to build these systems with Python.
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What are AI Agents?
Clear, jargon-free explanation of AI agents — how they use tools, memory, and planning to complete multi-step tasks autonomously.
LangGraph: Build Stateful AI Agents
Build production AI agents with LangGraph — stateful workflows, human-in-the-loop, and retry loops using Python.
A simple ReAct agent with a calculator tool
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# Install: pip install langchain langchain-openai
from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI
from langchain.agents import AgentExecutor, create_react_agent
from langchain.tools import tool
from langchain_core.prompts import PromptTemplate
# 1. Define a tool the agent can use
@tool
def calculator(expression: str) -> str:
"""Evaluate a math expression. Input: a Python math expression as a string."""
try:
return str(eval(expression))
except Exception as e:
return f"Error: {e}"
# 2. Define the LLM
llm = ChatOpenAI(model="gpt-4o-mini", temperature=0)
# 3. Create the agent with the ReAct prompt pattern
tools = [calculator]
prompt = PromptTemplate.from_template("""
Answer the question using the tools available.
Tools: {tools}
Tool names: {tool_names}
Question: {input}
Scratchpad: {agent_scratchpad}
""")
agent = create_react_agent(llm, tools, prompt)
executor = AgentExecutor(agent=agent, tools=tools, verbose=True)
# 4. Run the agent
result = executor.invoke({"input": "What is 2 to the power of 10 minus 24?"})
print(result["output"])
# Agent thinks → calls calculator("2**10 - 24") → gets 1000 → returns answerKey Concepts Explained
Master these terms and you'll understand 80% of the conversations in this field.
AI Agent
An LLM-powered program that autonomously plans actions, uses tools, and loops until it completes a goal. It can browse the web, write code, query databases, and more.
ReAct Pattern
Reason + Act. The agent alternates between thinking ("I need to search for X") and acting (calling the search tool), then observes the result and continues.
Tool
A function the agent can call during its reasoning loop. Common tools: web search, Python code runner, database query, file reader, API caller.
LangGraph
A library for building stateful, multi-step agent workflows as directed graphs. Each node is a step (LLM call, tool use), and edges define the flow.
Memory
How the agent remembers past interactions. Short-term memory = the conversation history. Long-term memory = saved summaries or facts in a vector store.
Multi-Agent System
Multiple specialised agents (researcher, coder, reviewer) coordinated by an orchestrator. Each agent handles one job, improving overall accuracy and reliability.
Agentic Loop
The cycle of: receive task → reason → act → observe result → reason again → act. The loop runs until the agent decides the task is complete.
Human-in-the-Loop
A design where the agent pauses and asks a human for confirmation before taking risky or irreversible actions.
Your AI Agents & LLMs Learning Path
Follow these steps in order — each one builds on the last. Designed for complete beginners.
- 1
Python Functions & Decorators
Understand how Python functions work, including the @decorator syntax used to define agent tools.
- 2
LLMs & Prompting
Learn how LLMs work and how to write effective prompts. Study zero-shot and chain-of-thought prompting.
- 3
LangChain Basics
Build simple chains: prompt → LLM → output. Understand LangChain's abstractions (Messages, Runnables, Chains).
- 4
Build Your First Agent
Create an agent with 2-3 tools using LangChain AgentExecutor. Test it with questions requiring tool use.
- 5
LangGraph Workflows
Model multi-step workflows as state machines. Add conditional branching ("if error, retry") to your agents.
- 6
Multi-Agent Systems
Use CrewAI or LangGraph to build systems with a researcher agent, a writing agent, and a reviewer agent.
- 7
Production Deployment
Package agents as APIs with FastAPI, add observability with LangSmith, and deploy to the cloud.
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