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Foundation: Building Reliable Agents

LangChain Academy · LangChain Academy · Updated March 2026

Platform rating

4.6/5

Champ rating

8.6/10

Duration

Self-paced

Classes

24

Practical course on taking agents from first run to production-ready systems using observability and evaluation cycles.

What you'll get

Observe and diagnose agent behavior
Create iterative evaluation workflows
Harden agents for production usage
Apply reliability engineering patterns

Fit

Best for

Developers
AI Engineers
Data Scientists
Technical Builders

Not ideal for

Learners seeking only entry-level overviews

Prerequisites & pricing

Prerequisites

Agent development basics recommended

Pricing

Free

Certification

No

Reliable Agents
LangSmith
Observability
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