33 MODULES • 9 TRACKS • 19 CAPSTONE LABS

Building AI Agents with Claude

From Hello World to Autonomous Production Systems. Master the full agent lifecycle — design, build, protect, observe, and deploy — with hands-on code in Python and TypeScript.

33
Modules
19
Capstones
33 of 33 modules complete (100%)

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Track 1 — Foundations

7 modules
M00 The Agent Lifecycle — See the Whole Picture First
Beginner45 min
 M00B Hello World — Three Ways to Build an Agent
Hands-On30-45 min
 M01 The LLM Mental Model
Beginner60 min
 M02 Tokens — The Atoms of AI Communication
Beginner50 min
 M03 Prompts — Programming in Natural Language
Beginner60 min
 M03B Context Engineering — Curating What the Model Sees
Beginner→Intermediate50 min
 M04 Structured Output & Parsing
Beginner55 min

Track 2 — Tool Use

3 modules
M05 Function Calling Fundamentals
Intermediate65 min
 M06 Multi-Tool Orchestration
Intermediate70 min
 M07 MCP — Model Context Protocol
Intermediate70 min

Track 3 — Memory & RAG

4 modules
M08 Conversation Management
Intermediate60 min
 M09 RAG — Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Intermediate75 min
 M10 Advanced RAG Patterns
Advanced80 min
 M11 Multi-Layer Memory Architecture
Advanced75 min

Track 4 — Agent Architecture

5 modules
M12 The ReAct Pattern — Reason, Act, Observe
Intermediate70 min
 M13 Planning & Task Decomposition
Advanced75 min
 M14 Multi-Agent Systems
Advanced80 min
 M15 Code Interpreter & Sandbox Execution
Advanced70 min
 M15B BUILD: Complete Agent & Subagent System
Hands-On Lab120 min

Track 5 — Guardrails & Safety

3 modules
M16 Input Guardrails
Intermediate65 min
 M17 Output Guardrails & Human-in-the-Loop
Intermediate70 min
 M18 Evaluation & Testing
Advanced75 min

Track 6 — Observability

2 modules
M19 Tracing & Logging
Intermediate65 min
 M20 Monitoring & Continuous Improvement
Advanced70 min

Track 7 — Deployment & Operations

3 modules
M21 API Design & Deployment
Advanced75 min
 M22 Cost Optimization
Advanced70 min
 M22B BUILD: Deploy Your Agent — Local, GCP & AWS
Hands-On Lab120 min

Track 8 — Capstones

2 modules + 19 capstone labs
M23 Capstone Project Series — Overview & Guide
Advanced30 min
 M24 What's Next — The Agent Frontier
All Levels45 min
Domains: A — Healthcare Pre-Auth B — B2B Ecommerce C — Public Records / UCC
Capstone 1 — Your First Agent (after Track 2)
CAPSTONE-1 / DOMAIN-A Healthcare

Pre-Auth Status Checker

 CAPSTONE-1 / DOMAIN-B B2B Ecommerce

Order Status Bot

 CAPSTONE-1 / DOMAIN-C Public Records

UCC Filing Lookup Agent
Capstone 2 — RAG-Powered Q&A (after Track 3)
CAPSTONE-2 / DOMAIN-A Healthcare

Clinical Policy Q&A System

 CAPSTONE-2 / DOMAIN-B B2B Ecommerce

Product Catalog & Contract Q&A

 CAPSTONE-2 / DOMAIN-C Public Records

UCC Regulatory Reference Agent
Capstone 3 — Autonomous Agent (after Track 4)
CAPSTONE-3 / DOMAIN-A Healthcare

Pre-Auth Decision Support Agent

 CAPSTONE-3 / DOMAIN-B B2B Ecommerce

Order Exception Resolution Agent

 CAPSTONE-3 / DOMAIN-C Public Records

Entity Resolution Agent
Capstone 4 — End-to-End Pipeline (after Track 6)
CAPSTONE-4 / DOMAIN-A Healthcare

End-to-End Pre-Auth Pipeline

 CAPSTONE-4 / DOMAIN-B B2B Ecommerce

B2B Order Lifecycle Pipeline

 CAPSTONE-4 / DOMAIN-C Public Records

UCC Data Pipeline Orchestration
Capstone 5 — Production System (after Track 7)
CAPSTONE-5 / DOMAIN-A Healthcare

Production Pre-Auth System

 CAPSTONE-5 / DOMAIN-B B2B Ecommerce

Production B2B Order System

 CAPSTONE-5 / DOMAIN-C Public Records

Production UCC Data Intelligence Platform
Capstone 6 — Bonus Lab
CAPSTONE-6 / BONUS Data Engineering

Parallel State Testing Agent — Bronze Canonical Load Validation
Capstone 7 — Agent Evolution: Same Agent, Three Ways (graduation project)
CAPSTONE-7 / DOMAIN-A Healthcare

Pre-Auth Decision Agent — Raw → SDK → Spec-Driven

 CAPSTONE-7 / DOMAIN-B B2B Ecommerce

Order Exception Agent — Raw → SDK → Spec-Driven

 CAPSTONE-7 / DOMAIN-C Public Records

UCC Filing Risk Analyzer — Raw → SDK → Spec-Driven

Track 9 — Certification Prep

4 modules
M25 Claude Code Mastery
Advanced75 min
 M26 Hooks, Sessions & the Agent SDK
Advanced80 min
 M27 Certification Exam Prep
Advanced90 min
 M27B Cert Domain 5.5+5.6 Deep Dive
Intermediate→Advanced65 min

Choose Your Learning Path

Three curated paths through the curriculum based on your goals and available time.

Path A — Weekend Builder

Fastest path to a working agent
Best for: Developers who want to ship something this weekend
  • M00 — Course Overview & Agent Lifecycle
  • M00B — Hello World, Three Ways (taste of all 3 approaches)
  • M01 — The LLM Mental Model
  • M03 — Prompts
  • M03B — Context Engineering
  • M05 — Function Calling
  • M06 — Multi-Tool Orchestration
  • M12 — The ReAct Agent Loop
  • M15B — BUILD: Agent & Subagent System
  • M16 — Input Guardrails
  • M21 — API Design & Deployment
  • Capstone 1 (any domain) — Your First Agent
~12 modules • ~13 hours

Path B — Deep Diver

Comprehensive understanding of every concept
Best for: Learners who want to deeply understand agent internals
  • M00, M00B, M01–M04 + M03B — Full Foundations Track
  • M05–M07 — Full Tool Use Track
  • M08–M11 — Full Memory & RAG Track
  • M12–M15B — Full Architecture Track
  • M16–M18 — Full Guardrails Track
  • M19–M20 — Full Observability Track
  • M21–M22B — Full Deployment Track
  • M23 + M24 — Capstone Series Guide & Frontier
  • Capstones 1–5 (pick one domain end-to-end)
  • Capstone 7 — Agent Evolution graduation project
  • M25–M27B — Full Certification Track
~30 modules + 6 capstones • ~50 hours

Path C — Production Engineer

Reliability, observability, and deployment focus
Best for: Engineers shipping agents to production with SLAs
  • M00 — Course Overview & Agent Lifecycle
  • M03B — Context Engineering
  • M05–M06 — Tool Use essentials
  • M12 — The ReAct Agent Loop
  • M15 + M15B — Sandbox & BUILD: Agent System
  • M16–M18 — Full Guardrails & Testing Track
  • M19–M20 — Full Observability Track
  • M21–M22 — API Design & Cost Optimization
  • M22B — BUILD: Deploy to Local, GCP & AWS
  • Capstone 4 + Capstone 5 — End-to-End Pipeline & Production System
  • Capstone 6 — Parallel State Testing Agent
~16 modules + 3 capstones • ~28 hours

Preparing for the Claude Certified Architect exam? Track 9 (M25–M27B) layers on top of any path.

Capstone Projects

5 progressive capstones across 3 industry domains, plus 1 bonus lab and a 3-domain graduation project (Capstone 7). Pick one domain and follow it through all five levels, or mix and match.

Domains: A — Healthcare Pre-Authorization (CPT/ICD codes, HIPAA, clinical criteria) B — B2B Ecommerce (PO lifecycle, carrier APIs, SLA management) C — Public Records (UCC liens, entity resolution, Medallion Architecture)

Capstone 1 — Your First Agent (after Track 2)

CAPSTONE-1 / DOMAIN-A Healthcare

Pre-Auth Status Checker

 CAPSTONE-1 / DOMAIN-B B2B Ecommerce

Order Status Bot

 CAPSTONE-1 / DOMAIN-C Public Records

UCC Filing Lookup Agent

Capstone 2 — RAG-Powered Q&A (after Track 3)

CAPSTONE-2 / DOMAIN-A Healthcare

Clinical Policy Q&A System

 CAPSTONE-2 / DOMAIN-B B2B Ecommerce

Product Catalog & Contract Q&A

 CAPSTONE-2 / DOMAIN-C Public Records

UCC Regulatory Reference Agent

Capstone 3 — Autonomous Agent (after Track 4)

CAPSTONE-3 / DOMAIN-A Healthcare

Pre-Auth Decision Support Agent

 CAPSTONE-3 / DOMAIN-B B2B Ecommerce

Order Exception Resolution Agent

 CAPSTONE-3 / DOMAIN-C Public Records

Entity Resolution Agent

Capstone 4 — End-to-End Pipeline (after Track 6)

CAPSTONE-4 / DOMAIN-A Healthcare

End-to-End Pre-Auth Pipeline

 CAPSTONE-4 / DOMAIN-B B2B Ecommerce

B2B Order Lifecycle Pipeline

 CAPSTONE-4 / DOMAIN-C Public Records

UCC Data Pipeline Orchestration

Capstone 5 — Production System (after Track 7)

CAPSTONE-5 / DOMAIN-A Healthcare

Production Pre-Auth System

 CAPSTONE-5 / DOMAIN-B B2B Ecommerce

Production B2B Order System

 CAPSTONE-5 / DOMAIN-C Public Records

Production UCC Data Intelligence Platform

Capstone 6 — Bonus: Data Pipeline Testing

CAPSTONE-6 / BONUS Data Engineering

Parallel State Testing Agent — Bronze Canonical Load Validation

Capstone 7 — Agent Evolution: Same Agent, Three Ways (graduation project)

Build the same agent three times: once with the raw API loop, once with claude-agent-sdk, and once spec-driven via Claude Code. Compare code size, dev time, flexibility, and control across all three. The capstone version of M00B.

CAPSTONE-7 / DOMAIN-A Healthcare

Pre-Auth Decision Agent — Raw → SDK → Spec-Driven

 CAPSTONE-7 / DOMAIN-B B2B Ecommerce

Order Exception Agent — Raw → SDK → Spec-Driven

 CAPSTONE-7 / DOMAIN-C Public Records

UCC Filing Risk Analyzer — Raw → SDK → Spec-Driven

Prerequisites Map

Module dependencies — complete prerequisites before moving on.

ModuleRequiresUnlocks
M00 — Course OverviewNoneM00B, M01
M00B — Hello World (Three Approaches)M00M01 (concepts), M15B + Capstone 7 (full pattern)
M01 — LLM Mental ModelM00M02, M03
M02 — TokensM01M22 (Cost)
M03 — PromptsM01M03B, M04, M05
M03B — Context EngineeringM03M04, M08
M04 — Structured OutputM03M05
M05 — Function CallingM03, M04M06, Capstone 1
M06 — Multi-Tool OrchestrationM05M07, M12
M07 — MCPM06M08
M08 — Conversation ManagementM07M09
M09 — RAG FundamentalsM08M10, Capstone 2
M10 — Advanced RAGM09M11
M11 — Multi-Layer MemoryM10M12
M12 — ReAct Agent LoopM06, M11M13
M13 — Planning & DecompositionM12M14
M14 — Multi-Agent SystemsM13M15, Capstone 3
M15 — Code InterpreterM14M15B
M15B — BUILD: Agent SystemM15M16
M16 — Input GuardrailsM15BM17
M17 — Output Guardrails & HITLM16M18
M18 — Evaluation & TestingM17M19, Capstone 4
M19 — Tracing & LoggingM18M20
M20 — Monitoring & CIM19M21
M21 — API Design & DeploymentM20M22
M22 — Cost OptimizationM02, M21M22B
M22B — BUILD: Deploy to CloudM22M23, Capstone 5
M23 — Capstone Series GuideM22BAll capstones
M24 — The Agent FrontierNone (standalone)M25
M25 — Claude Code MasteryM24M26
M26 — Hooks, Sessions & SDKM25M27
M27 — Cert Exam PrepM26M27B
M27B — Cert Domain 5.5+5.6 Deep DiveM09, M11, M17, M18, M27Exam ready!
Capstone 7 — Agent Evolution (graduation)M15B, M25, M26 (M01–M27 recommended)Course complete