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Intermediate8-10 hours

Preview: 12-Factor Agent Development

Master the patterns and principles for building reliable, production-ready LLM applications based on Dex Horthy's 12-Factor Agent framework.

What You'll Learn

Understand agents as reliable software systems, not magical AI
Master JSON-based control flow and stateless agent design
Build micro-agents that do one thing well
Implement human-in-the-loop as first-class operations
Deploy production-ready agent systems with proper observability

Course Modules

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Module 1: Rethinking Agents as Software

1.5 hours

Move beyond autonomous AI myths to build reliable, deterministic agent systems

Conceptual Learning•Agents as stateless functions, JSON extraction fundamentals, and software engineering principles
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Module 2: Control Flow and State Management

2 hours

Master the four pillars of agent control: Prompt, Switch, Context, and Loop

Practical Exercise•Implementing structured outputs, conditional logic, and state management patterns
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Module 3: Prompt and Context Engineering

2 hours

Build reusable prompt templates and optimize context windows for reliability

Practical Exercise•Advanced prompting techniques, context optimization, and template management
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Module 4: Human-Agent Collaboration

2 hours

Design systems where human oversight is a feature, not a limitation

Practical Exercise•Approval workflows, graceful handoffs, and multi-channel agent support
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Module 5: Building Production Micro-Agents

2.5 hours

Create and compose small, focused agents for complex workflows

Project Work•Build a complete micro-agent system with observability, testing, and deployment

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Join this learning path and master 12-factor agent development with hands-on projects and real-world examples.