AI Agents for Beginners: From Concept to Code

About this path

This learning path is based on the 'AI Agents for Beginners' playlist by Microsoft Developer. It covers what AI agents are, how to choose a framework, design principles, agentic RAG, tool use, planning, memory, multi-agent systems, context engineering, protocols like MCP and A2A, and deployment. Each lesson is a short video, and the full course video includes all lessons in one place. You'll also find links to code samples and a Discord community for questions.

What you will learn

• Understand what AI agents are and their best use cases.
• Learn how to choose the right agent framework for your project.
• Apply design principles to create effective AI agents.
• Implement agentic RAG and tool use patterns.
• Use planning, memory, and multi-agent systems to enhance agent capabilities.
• Manage context and use protocols like MCP and A2A.
• Deploy AI agents to production with security and cost considerations.

Who this is for

Beginners who want a structured free introduction before deeper practice.

Curriculum