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Microsoft

AI Agents for Beginners

A structured lesson path for understanding when to use agents and how to build simple agentic systems.

Start with: Start with lesson 1 on what agents are, then build through the GitHub lessons.

Videos

Start with the educator-specific video, then use the related topic videos to fill in prerequisites and adjacent skills.

Microsoft starting video

AI Agents for Beginners · Agents, Multi-agent workflows, Tool use

Hugging Face Agents Course

Hugging Face · agents, tools, open models

LangGraph Academy

LangChain · agents, langgraph, llm orchestration

LlamaIndex Docs

LlamaIndex · rag, agents, documents

AI Engineer Talks

AI Engineer · ai engineering, agents, developer tools

Skills

Notable work

AI Agents for Beginners GitHub course
Microsoft Learn video series

Learner questions

Who should learn from Microsoft?

Developers learning agents from concept to code should start here when they need agents, multi-agent workflows, and tool use. The strongest fit is a learner who wants material in these formats: github course, microsoft learn videos, lessons.

What should I do first?

Start with lesson 1 on what agents are, then build through the GitHub lessons. 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?

A structured lesson path for understanding when to use agents and how to build simple agentic systems. Use this profile when you are comparing educators by topic, level, format, and practical usefulness rather than browsing random AI content.

How do I compare this with other educators?

Compare the skill coverage, the starting recommendation, and the related videos. If you need agents, search the directory for that skill and shortlist three profiles before committing to a course, book, or playlist.

Related resources

Resource	Kind	Level	Use when
OpenAI Cookbook OpenAI	GitHub repo	Beginner to advanced	You need implementation examples rather than theory.
Microsoft AI Agents for Beginners Microsoft	GitHub repo	Beginner to intermediate	You want a structured agent learning path with code.
Prompt Engineering Guide DAIR.AI	Guide	Beginner to advanced	You want examples of prompting techniques and patterns.
Hugging Face Agents Course Hugging Face	Free course	Beginner to intermediate	You want a hands-on agent course that uses open-source tools.
LangGraph Academy LangChain	Free course	Intermediate	You want to build multi-step agent workflows with state.
LlamaIndex Docs LlamaIndex	Docs and examples	Intermediate	You need to connect LLMs to documents, data, and retrieval.
AI Engineer Talks AI Engineer	Conference videos	Intermediate to advanced	You want practitioner talks from builders working on the current AI stack.
AI Engineer Swyx	Conference talks	Intermediate to advanced	Use this when you want Swyx's material for ai engineering and related AI skills.
DeepLearning.AI Short Courses Andrew Ng	Short courses	Beginner to advanced	Use this when you want Andrew Ng's material for prompting and related AI skills.
DAIR.AI Prompt Engineering Guide Elvis Saravia	Guide	Beginner to advanced	Use this when you want Elvis Saravia's material for prompting and related AI skills.