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Process real user queries and map them to intent and actions.
Founding cohort · 10 seats
An 8-week live cohort where you build a real AI support agent from scratch — core Python, the OpenAI API, and zero framework lock-in.
The philosophy
This cohort is for developers who want to know how AI agents actually work. No heavy frameworks. No abstraction layers that hide the hard parts. By the end, you will ship a locally running, fully functional AI support agent using core Python and the OpenAI API.
You will learn to build real systems, the way senior engineers build them.
What you will build
One capstone system. Built week by week. Running on your machine.
Process real user queries and map them to intent and actions.
Read, validate, and manipulate real-world data with strict type safety.
Execute actions like checking status or cancelling orders through tools you build yourself.
Manage state, handle failures gracefully, and ship streaming responses with visual execution indicators.
8-week engineering curriculum
Every week ends with a tangible deliverable — not slides.
Master the functional patterns and structured data handling required for AI.
Deliverable: A script that parses complex JSON into strictly typed, error-resistant objects.
Understand context windows, API mechanics, and how to force the LLM to output guaranteed structured formats.
Deliverable: Your first local LLM script that outputs reliable, structured data.
Stop hoping for good outputs. Learn chain-of-thought, context injection, and handling unexpected user inputs.
Deliverable: A script that accurately answers complex queries using your local data.
Demystify the agent loop. Define capabilities, detect intent, and route tasks.
Deliverable: Command-line tool-calling logic for an internal lookup function.
Connect the LLM to local execution. Manage multi-turn conversations, business logic, and policy constraints.
Deliverable: A functional agent that checks status and executes real actions.
Handle rate limits, timeouts, and what to do when the LLM hallucinates an action or refuses a task.
Deliverable: A stabilized agent that survives chaotic inputs without crashing.
Sanitize data flows and secure tool executions against prompt injection and adversarial inputs.
Deliverable: A hardened agent with strict input validation.
Move from the command line to a polished interface with streaming text and visual status indicators.
Deliverable: A complete, locally running AI agent with a professional UI.
How the cohort works
Two hours of live coding, architecture discussion, and real problem-solving. No pre-recorded lectures.
Submit weekly. Get asynchronous, personalized feedback on architecture and blockers.
Grouped with engineers at your level for accountability, shared debugging, and momentum.
Every session ends with a tangible, specific build commitment.
The founding batch promise
You are helping shape the future of this program — and you get the closest seat to the instructor while you do it.
10 spots only. DM BUILD on LinkedIn or reach out directly.
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