Intermediate
8 modules · ~3 h 30 min
--/8 completed
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Overview
Cards
Intermediate
Intermediate09
Prompt Engineering
Description
Writing the input that makes the output you want the most likely one, and why the job title disappeared.
- Length
- 3,603 W · 30 MIN
- Sources
- 13
- Requires
- 1
Intermediate10
Context Engineering
Description
Deciding what earns a place in a limited context window, and why more context makes answers worse.
- Length
- 4,012 W · 30 MIN
- Sources
- 19
- Requires
- 5, 9
Intermediate11
Code Agents
Description
Why an agent that can write and run code can do almost anything, and the eight standard ways you extend one.
- Length
- 3,663 W · 30 MIN
- Sources
- 15
- Requires
- 6
Intermediate12
Harness Engineering
Description
The mechanical scaffolding around a model that keeps a non-deterministic agent on track, and why the same model scores differently in different harnesses.
- Length
- 3,317 W · 30 MIN
- Sources
- 15
- Requires
- 11
Intermediate13
Loop Engineering
Description
Designing the loop that keeps an agent working until a goal is met, and what happens when nobody is left to press enter.
- Length
- 3,819 W · 30 MIN
- Sources
- 14
- Requires
- 12
Intermediate14
Generative UI
Description
Planned. Its schedule of parts:
- Generative UI: the model producing the interface, not just the text inside it
- Event streaming: sending a run's steps to the front end as they happen
- Server-Sent Events, and why they fit an agent better than a single response does
- Length
- Planned
- Sources
- —
- Requires
- Nothing
Intermediate15
Security
Description
How people get models to produce what they should not, and the guardrails, guard models and red-teaming tools used to stop them.
- Length
- 3,420 W · 30 MIN
- Sources
- 32
- Requires
- 12
Intermediate16
Personal Agents
Description
Agents that live with you rather than in a repository: lifelong memory, self-written skills, and reachable from the chat apps you already use.
- Length
- 2,912 W · 30 MIN
- Sources
- 15
- Requires
- 13, 15
Table
| # | Module | Level | Description | Length | Sources | Completion | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | Prompt EngineeringREADY | Intermediate | DescriptionWriting the input that makes the output you want the most likely one, and why the job title disappeared. | 3,603 W · 30 MIN | 13 | 1 | |
| 10 | Context EngineeringREADY | Intermediate | DescriptionDeciding what earns a place in a limited context window, and why more context makes answers worse. | 4,012 W · 30 MIN | 19 | 5, 9 | |
| 11 | Code AgentsREADY | Intermediate | DescriptionWhy an agent that can write and run code can do almost anything, and the eight standard ways you extend one. | 3,663 W · 30 MIN | 15 | 6 | |
| 12 | Harness EngineeringREADY | Intermediate | DescriptionThe mechanical scaffolding around a model that keeps a non-deterministic agent on track, and why the same model scores differently in different harnesses. | 3,317 W · 30 MIN | 15 | 11 | |
| 13 | Loop EngineeringREADY | Intermediate | DescriptionDesigning the loop that keeps an agent working until a goal is met, and what happens when nobody is left to press enter. | 3,819 W · 30 MIN | 14 | 12 | |
| 14 | Generative UIPLANNED | Intermediate | DescriptionPlanned. Its schedule of parts:
| — | — | — | |
| 15 | SecurityREADY | Intermediate | DescriptionHow people get models to produce what they should not, and the guardrails, guard models and red-teaming tools used to stop them. | 3,420 W · 30 MIN | 32 | 12 | |
| 16 | Personal AgentsREADY | Intermediate | DescriptionAgents that live with you rather than in a repository: lifelong memory, self-written skills, and reachable from the chat apps you already use. | 2,912 W · 30 MIN | 15 | 13, 15 |
General notes
Once the fundamentals are solid, these modules cover the craft of actually building good agents: prompting, context, coding agents, harnesses, security, and more.
Every claim in these modules is cited to a primary source that was fetched and checked, and each module ends with a References section. These topics mostly changed within the last year, so go and read the source when it matters.