AI & Dev

Build AI Agents with Claude Agent SDK

Intermediate
Claude Agent SDK Agent Loop Skills & Subagents MCP Guardrails & Sandboxing
Build AI Agents with Claude Agent SDK Build agents hands-on

Overview

This course transitions developers from building simple chatbots to engineering autonomous systems that can navigate filesystems, execute shell commands, and manage complex infrastructure. Participants move beyond prompt engineering into agent architecture, using Claude as a reasoning engine that drives external tools, with the Model Context Protocol for tool discovery, persistent Skills, and orchestrated Subagents.

Who Is This For

  • Senior engineers building autonomous systems with the Claude Agent SDK
  • AI engineers, LLM developers, DevOps and platform engineers, software architects, and technical product leads

Prerequisites

  • Proficiency in Python
  • Familiarity with AWS services such as EC2, VPC, and IAM and command line interfaces
  • Foundational LLM knowledge

Learning Path

  • Implement the Agent Loop cycle using ClaudeSDKClient
  • Use SDK tools to automate code refactoring and auditing
  • Build reusable Skills
  • Integrate the Bash tool to execute AWS CLI, Terraform, and CloudFormation commands
  • Orchestrate Subagents
  • Connect to external tool providers using the Model Context Protocol
  • Implement safety guardrails

By the end: You can build, extend, and safeguard autonomous agents with the Claude Agent SDK.

What You'll Receive

  • Hands-on lab exercises and a sample code repository to keep
  • Course slides and reference guides for every module
  • Session recordings for review after class
  • Certificate of completion
  • A post-course support window for follow-up questions

Delivery Options

Online Classes

Live, interactive sessions from anywhere. Small batches for personalized attention.

1-to-1 Coaching

Personalized mentorship with flexible scheduling tailored to your goals.

Enterprise Training

Customized programs for teams, delivered online or on-site, scoped to your stack.

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Your Instructor

Taught by a practicing engineer with hands-on experience building and scaling test automation, CI/CD, and AI-assisted tooling across enterprise teams. Every session is delivered by the instructor - no recordings-only courses, no junior stand-ins - with real-world examples drawn from production projects.

Frequently Asked Questions

This course is pitched at Intermediate level - you should be proficient in Python and have foundational LLM knowledge. We can advise on readiness during a free consultation.

Both. We deliver live online classes, 1-to-1 coaching, and on-site or remote enterprise sessions for teams.

Yes. For enterprise engagements we tailor examples, exercises, and the detailed outline to your application, tools, and timeline.

Yes - a certificate of completion is provided at the end of the course.

Proficiency in Python; Familiarity with AWS services such as EC2, VPC, and IAM and command line interfaces; Foundational LLM knowledge.

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