Chapter 17 · 6 lessons · 669 min
AI Agents & Automation
When the AI stops chatting and starts doing your work.
Lessons in this chapter
All lessons are free and open — start anywhere, in any order.
- 1What Is an AI Agent (And What It Isn't)Chatbot vs assistant vs agent — and why the difference matters.111 min
- 2No-Code Automation — Zapier, Make, n8n + AIGlue your apps with AI in the middle. 90% of 'agents' are this.113 min
- 3How to Prompt an Agent (Goals, Tools, Guardrails)Agent prompts are different — you're writing a job description, not a question.112 min
- 4Common Mistakes & How to Avoid ThemThe 5 traps beginners fall into when working on ai agents & automation — and the fix for each.111 min
- 5A Real-World WalkthroughA start-to-finish example of applying ai agents & automation to a real project you can copy.111 min
- 6Mental Models That Actually HelpThe 3 mental models we keep coming back to when things get hard in ai agents & automation.111 min
