Build an AI Agent in Python
Build an LLM-powered command-line program capable of reading, updating, and running Python code using the Gemini API. Learn how LLMs and agentic coding tools work.
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Lane Wagner
Lane is a back-end engineer and the lead instructor of Boot.dev. He has taught over one million students worldwide, on Boot.dev, FreeCodeCamp, YouTube and the Backend Banter podcast. Lane worked as a backend engineer writing Go, Python and TypeScript, then moved into engineering management and a couple of years later left to build Boot.dev full-time.
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Write a toy agentic code editor in Python, similar to Claude Code or Cursor's Agent Mode. Understand how agents work from scratch by using the Google Gemini API to create an LLM-powered code agent. You'll use function calling and feedback loops to build an agent that can find and fix bugs in a real project!
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Danniel
Indonesia
Fun, challenging, rewarding. Takes some time to work through but very worth it.
Nate England
United States
Really enjoyed this project. It's well-explained, not too guided. It felt right on the line of "I understand what I'm doing" and "Oh so that's how it works" and it's very rewarding.
Cin-Lau
France
Very cool to build my own local AI Agent!
Scot S
United States
Fantastic course on getting started with agentic AI. Can't wait to create something far more complex. Thanks guys!
Sherif Tariq
United States
Fascinating! And much harder than earlier courses. But fulfilling!
John McIntyre
Peru
Great way to get acquainted with Agents
Ever Flores
Argentina
Building this was the first time I felt like I was really making something cool with code.
Tyler Shetrompf
United States
I think this one was better than the other guided projects. Still had to use Boots a lot for help, but made me a bit more confident in what was going on.
Geraldo Sampaio
Brazil
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