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Cole Medin

Cole Medin AI agents and local AI

Consistently practical agent, RAG, local AI, and automation teaching with a strong bias toward workflows you can actually reproduce.

Best for: Developers, automation builders, AI learners who want practical workflows

Formats: YouTube tutorials, Microsoft creator page, Code walkthroughs

Featured lesson

How to Build Effective Claude Code Agents in 2026

Start with Cole's practical agent or local AI walkthroughs, then rebuild one workflow end to end instead of watching tool overviews back to back.

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Courses and tutorials

Videos from Cole Medin

The ONLY AI Tech Stack You Need in 2026 video thumbnail ►

The ONLY AI Tech Stack You Need in 2026

Educator video

Cole Medin · ai stack, ai engineering, rag, automation

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Shipping the AI Dark Factory's First Real Application Live

Live production walkthrough

Cole Medin · shipping, ai engineering, builder workflow, agentic workflows

Skills

Notable work

  • Microsoft Learn creator page
  • Local AI builds
  • n8n workflows
  • Claude Code agents

Guides, skills, and tools from Cole Medin

YouTube channel

Cole Medin on YouTube

Beginner to intermediate

Use this when you want practical creator videos on agents, local AI, n8n, and RAG that are easy to reproduce.

Learner questions

Who should learn from Cole Medin?

Developers, automation builders, AI learners who want practical workflows should start here when they need ai agents, rag, local ai, n8n, and claude code. The strongest fit is a learner who wants material in these formats: youtube tutorials, microsoft creator page, code walkthroughs.

What should I do first?

Start with Cole's practical agent or local AI walkthroughs, then rebuild one workflow end to end instead of watching tool overviews back to back. After that, open one related resource below and write down the exact workflow, concept, or implementation pattern you want to apply.

What problem does this help with?

Consistently practical agent, RAG, local AI, and automation teaching with a strong bias toward workflows you can actually reproduce. Use this profile when you are comparing educators by topic, level, format, and practical usefulness rather than browsing random AI content.

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Compare the skill coverage, the starting recommendation, the educator's own resources, and any videos when available. If you need ai agents, search the directory for that skill and shortlist three profiles before committing to a course, book, or playlist.

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