About this project

# AI Agents for Beginners - A Course An open-source course covering the fundamentals of building AI Agents, with 18 structured lessons. ## What's Inside Each lesson includes a written README guide, a short video tutorial, and Python code samples using the Microsoft Agent Framework with Microsoft Foundry Agent Service V2. The course is available in 50+ languages. ## Lessons 1. Intro to AI Agents and Agent Use Cases 2. Exploring AI Agentic Frameworks 3. Understanding AI Agentic Design Patterns 4. Tool Use Design Pattern 5. Agentic RAG 6. Building Trustworthy AI Agents 7. Planning Design Pattern 8. Multi-Agent Design Pattern 9. Metacognition Design Pattern 10. AI Agents in Production 11. Using Agentic Protocols (MCP, A2A and NLWeb) 12. Context Engineering for AI Agents 13. Managing Agentic Memory 14. Exploring Microsoft Agent Framework 15. Building Computer Use Agents (CUA) 16. Deploying Scalable Agents 17. Creating Local AI Agents 18. Securing AI Agents ## Prerequisites - Azure Account (for Microsoft Foundry) - Python environment - Familiarity with Generative AI basics (see their companion Generative AI For Beginners course if needed) ## Community The project maintains a Discord server via Microsoft Foundry Discord and welcomes contributions via pull requests and issues.