Chapter 17 · 6 lessons · 669 min

AI Agents & Automation

When the AI stops chatting and starts doing your work.

Lessons in this chapter

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  1. 1
    What Is an AI Agent (And What It Isn't)
    Chatbot vs assistant vs agent — and why the difference matters.
    111 min
  2. 2
    No-Code Automation — Zapier, Make, n8n + AI
    Glue your apps with AI in the middle. 90% of 'agents' are this.
    113 min
  3. 3
    How to Prompt an Agent (Goals, Tools, Guardrails)
    Agent prompts are different — you're writing a job description, not a question.
    112 min
  4. 4
    Common Mistakes & How to Avoid Them
    The 5 traps beginners fall into when working on ai agents & automation — and the fix for each.
    111 min
  5. 5
    A Real-World Walkthrough
    A start-to-finish example of applying ai agents & automation to a real project you can copy.
    111 min
  6. 6
    Mental Models That Actually Help
    The 3 mental models we keep coming back to when things get hard in ai agents & automation.
    111 min