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Beginner

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Intro to AI Agents

Codecademy · Codecademy · Updated March 2026

Platform rating

4.8/5

Champ rating

8.8/10

Duration

<1 hour

Classes

1

Beginner course on agentic AI concepts, autonomous systems, retrieval, and tool integration for workplace usage.

What you'll get

Distinguish agentic systems from standard workflows

Understand retrieval and tool-calling basics

Identify practical AI agent use cases

Plan first steps to build agentic systems

Course Curriculum

3 chapters

Fit

Best for

Developers

AI Engineers

Data Scientists

Technical Builders

Not ideal for

Experts seeking deep specialization

Prerequisites & pricing

Prerequisites

None

Pricing

Free (certificate with Plus/Pro)

Certification

Certificate

AI Agents

Agentic AI

Tool Use

AI Workflows

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