# ai-agents-for-beginners **Repository Path**: genvex/ai-agents-for-beginners ## Basic Information - **Project Name**: ai-agents-for-beginners - **Description**: No description available - **Primary Language**: Unknown - **License**: MIT - **Default Branch**: leestott-patch-1 - **Homepage**: None - **GVP Project**: No ## Statistics - **Stars**: 0 - **Forks**: 2 - **Created**: 2025-02-22 - **Last Updated**: 2025-12-10 ## Categories & Tags **Categories**: Uncategorized **Tags**: None ## README # AI Agents for Beginners - A Course ![Generative AI For Beginners](./images/repo-thumbnail.png?WT.mc_id=academic-105485-koreyst) ## 10 Lessons teaching everything you need to know to start building AI Agents [![GitHub license](https://img.shields.io/github/license/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners.svg)](https://github.com/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners/blob/master/LICENSE?WT.mc_id=academic-105485-koreyst) [![GitHub contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners.svg)](https://GitHub.com/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners/graphs/contributors/?WT.mc_id=academic-105485-koreyst) [![GitHub issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners.svg)](https://GitHub.com/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners/issues/?WT.mc_id=academic-105485-koreyst) [![GitHub pull-requests](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-pr/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners.svg)](https://GitHub.com/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners/pulls/?WT.mc_id=academic-105485-koreyst) [![PRs Welcome](https://img.shields.io/badge/PRs-welcome-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square)](http://makeapullrequest.com?WT.mc_id=academic-105485-koreyst) [![GitHub watchers](https://img.shields.io/github/watchers/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners.svg?style=social&label=Watch)](https://GitHub.com/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners/watchers/?WT.mc_id=academic-105485-koreyst) [![GitHub forks](https://img.shields.io/github/forks/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners.svg?style=social&label=Fork)](https://GitHub.com/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners/network/?WT.mc_id=academic-105485-koreyst) [![GitHub stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners.svg?style=social&label=Star)](https://GitHub.com/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners/stargazers/?WT.mc_id=academic-105485-koreyst) [![Azure AI Discord](https://dcbadge.limes.pink/api/server/kzRShWzttr)](https://discord.gg/kzRShWzttr) ## 🌐 Multi-Language Support | Language | Code | Link to Translated README | Last Updated | |----------------------|------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------| | Chinese (Simplified) | zh | [Chinese Translation](./translations/zh/README.md) | 2025-02-13 | | Chinese (Traditional)| tw | [Chinese Translation](./translations/tw/README.md) | 2025-02-13 | | Chinese (Hong Kong) | hk | [Chinese (Hong Kong) Translation](./translations/hk/README.md) | 2025-02-13 | | French | fr | [French Translation](./translations/fr/README.md) | 2025-02-13 | | Japanese | ja | [Japanese Translation](./translations/ja/README.md) | 2025-02-13 | | Korean | ko | [Korean Translation](./translations/ko/README.md) | 2025-02-13 | | Portuguese | pt | [Portuguese Translation](./translations/pt/README.md) | 2025-02-13 | | Spanish | es | [Spanish Translation](./translations/es/README.md) | 2025-02-13 | | German | de | [German Translation](./translations/de/README.md) | 2025-02-13 | ## 🌱 Getting Started This course has 10 lessons covering the fundamentals of building AI Agents. Each lesson covers its own topic so start wherever you like! If this is your first time building with Generative AI models. Check out our [Generative AI For Beginners](https://aka.ms/genai-beginners) course that has 21 lessons on building with GenAI. ### To run the code of this course This course has code examples on each lesson that has a `code_samples` folder. You can [fork this repo](https://github.com/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners/fork) to create a your own copy. The code uses these service for Models: - [Github Models](https://aka.ms/ai-agents-beginners/github-models) - Free / Limited - [Azure AI Foundry](https://aka.ms/ai-agents-beginners/ai-foundry) - Azure Account Required This course also uses these AI Agent frameworks and services: - [Azure AI Agent Service](https://aka.ms/ai-agents-beginners/ai-agent-service) - [Semantic Kernel](https://aka.ms/ai-agents-beginners/semantic-kernel) - [AutoGen](https://aka.ms/ai-agents/autogen) For more information on running the code for this course, go to the [Course Setup](./00-course-setup/README.md). Don't forget to [star (🌟) this repo](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/exploring-projects-on-github/saving-repositories-with-stars?WT.mc_id=academic-105485-koreyst) and [fork this repo](https://github.com/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners/fork) to run the code. ## 🙏 Want to help? Do you have suggestions or found spelling or code errors? [Raise an issue](https://github.com/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners/issues?WT.mc_id=academic-105485-koreyst) or [Create a pull request](https://github.com/microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners/pulls?WT.mc_id=academic-105485-koreyst) If you get stuck or have any questions about bulding AI Agents, join our [Azure AI Community Discord](https://discord.gg/kzRShWzttr). ## 📂 Each lesson includes - A written lesson located in the README (Videos Coming March 2025) - Python code samples supporting Azure AI Foundry and Github Models (Free) - Links to extra resources to continue your learning ## 🗃️ Lessons | **Lesson** | **Link** | |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| | Intro to AI Agents and Use Cases | [Link](./01-intro-to-ai-agents/README.md) | | Exploring Agentic Frameworks | [Link](./02-explore-agentic-frameworks/README.md) | | Understanding Agentic Design Patterns | [Link](./03-agentic-design-patterns/README.md) | | Tool Use Design Pattern | [Link](./04-tool-use/README.md) | | Agentic RAG | [Link](./05-agentic-rag/README.md) | | Building Trustworty AI Agents | [Link](./06-building-trustworthy-agents/README.md) | | Planning Design Pattern | [Link](./07-planning-design/README.md) | | Multi-Agent Design Pattern | [Link](./08-multi-agent/README.md) | | Metacognition Design Pattern | [Link](./09-metacognition/README.md) | | AI Agents in Production | [Link](./10-ai-agents-production/README.md) | ## 🎒 Other Courses Our team produces other courses! Check out: - [Generative AI for Beginners](https://aka.ms/genai-beginners) - [Generative AI for Beginners - .NET](https://aka.ms/genainet) - [ML for Beginners](https://aka.ms/ml-beginners?WT.mc_id=academic-105485-koreyst) - [Data Science for Beginners](https://aka.ms/datascience-beginners?WT.mc_id=academic-105485-koreyst) - [AI for Beginners](https://aka.ms/ai-beginners?WT.mc_id=academic-105485-koreyst) ## Contributing This project welcomes contributions and suggestions. Most contributions require you to agree to a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) declaring that you have the right to, and actually do, grant us the rights to use your contribution. For details, visit . When you submit a pull request, a CLA bot will automatically determine whether you need to provide a CLA and decorate the PR appropriately (e.g., status check, comment). Simply follow the instructions provided by the bot. You will only need to do this once across all repos using our CLA. 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