Introduction to Agent Skills
AI that works autonomously on your behalf.
Learn to build autonomous AI agents — from simple tool-using assistants to multi-step autonomous workflows. Understand agent architectures, implement tool use patterns, and create agents that can reason, plan, and execute.
30 min video • Free • Official Anthropic certification
Why This Matters
The next step beyond prompting
Prompting is asking AI to do one thing. Agents are AI that can do many things autonomously — research, analyze, decide, and act across multiple steps. This is where AI goes from assistant to autonomous worker. Understanding agent patterns now positions you to build the next generation of AI-powered tools and workflows.
Who This Is For
This course is built for you if...
AI engineers
Building autonomous AI systems
Backend developers
Want to add agent capabilities to applications
Product managers
Evaluating agent architectures for products
Technical founders
Building AI-first products and services
Researchers
Exploring autonomous AI patterns
Full-stack developers
Building end-to-end agent-powered features
What You'll Learn
Course topics
Free course with official certification from Anthropic
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