Are you ready to build AI that thinks, acts, and gets things done? In this course, you’ll learn how to design agents that go beyond language generation to reason, take action, and tackle real-world tasks using tools and data.
During the course, you'll explore the foundations of tool calling and chaining with LangChain. You’ll discover how to extend the capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) by connecting them with calculators, code, and external data sources. You'll learn how LLMs trigger tool use through LangChain Expression Language (LCEL) and look at manual tool calling for greater control and accuracy. Plus, you’ll explore built-in agents that can analyze data, create visualizations, and run SQL queries using natural language.
To get the most from this course, we recommend that you have Python programming skills, a basic understanding of LangChain, and familiarity with core AI concepts.
Whether you're building a chatbot or a smart assistant, if you’re looking to build the skills to create dynamic, intelligent, and goal-oriented AI systems, enroll today!
Status: Agentic systems
Agentic systems
Status: Software Development
Software Development
Intermediate·Course·11 hours
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5.0
·Reviewed Jul 5, 2026
The labs are excellent and the course lays out the basics perfectly
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 7, 2025
It was made easy and lab launch added so much of hands-on knowledge. Only if you could make it available for life-time access.
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 11, 2025
Greate course . Helped me see more practical options when developing the Agentic workflow
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 27, 2025
Great course on fundamentals. Good practical exercises.
5.0
·Reviewed Apr 1, 2026
This course exceeded my expectations and proved to be an outstanding investment in my professional development
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 3, 2026
this course was very helpful for understanding AI Agents
4.0
·Reviewed Dec 2, 2025
Great simple & easy course, but some Lab's code snippets had typos/issues ;)
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Barry
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 9, 2025
This course is a later course in the IBM RAG and Agentic series. The 12m intro lecture is a remarkable performance - one of the best I have encountered. None of the Skills Network labs are functioning. I plan to return to the course and retake it once it is published. In the meantime, plan to complete the requisite courses here on Coursera, BFP
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Ram
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 28, 2025
Great course on fundamentals. Good practical exercises.
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D
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 8, 2025
It was made easy and lab launch added so much of hands-on knowledge. Only if you could make it available for life-time access.
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Arturo
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 2, 2025
It provides enough general and specific knowledge to create complex AI Agents. A great entry point to Agentic AI
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Hirachand
5.0
·Reviewed Apr 2, 2026
This course exceeded my expectations and proved to be an outstanding investment in my professional development
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Dan
5.0
·Reviewed Oct 12, 2025
Greate course . Helped me see more practical options when developing the Agentic workflow
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Carlos
5.0
·Reviewed Jan 5, 2026
Excelente curso, con muchos recursos y bien explicado con profundidad.
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Kenyon
5.0
·Reviewed Jul 5, 2026
The labs are excellent and the course lays out the basics perfectly
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Vinayak
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 4, 2026
this course was very helpful for understanding AI Agents
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Julien
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 1, 2025
Awesome for solid theory and ai usecases practicing!
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Pedro
5.0
·Reviewed Dec 1, 2025
Really useful and what I was expecting
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jimy
5.0
·Reviewed Jan 6, 2026
Excelente en todo.
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Passionate
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 10, 2026
Excellent course
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Abhijit
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 21, 2025
Excellent
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Deleted
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 28, 2026
good
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Chhom
5.0
·Reviewed Dec 30, 2025
Good
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Magalie
4.0
·Reviewed Jan 30, 2026
For context, I am a seasoned front-end developer. The first course is okay, but it took a while to understand what the labs were and how it all worked. One has to spend some time discovering it all out. By the third module I was happy that I was cruising through it. In itself the information is quite helpful if you're new to the concept of AI development.
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Brian
4.0
·Reviewed May 25, 2026
A lot of helpful content here, but the code examples seem out of date. Many of them don't function properly, and many of the libraries used are "long deprecated" according to their docs. Seems like the course needs an update
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Enrique
4.0
·Reviewed Jun 16, 2026
It explore multiple ways to build and control Agents but doesn't include the current best benchmark information like using Cursor or OpenAI current agents
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Igor
4.0
·Reviewed Dec 3, 2025
Great simple & easy course, but some Lab's code snippets had typos/issues ;)