Build practical skills for developing AI agents with Python and the Claude API. You’ll learn how LLMs, transformers, prompting, multimodal AI, RAG, MCP, and fine-tuning support modern AI applications.

You’ll begin with core AI concepts and prompt engineering, including zero-shot and few-shot prompting, prompt evaluation, and frameworks for writing effective prompts. You’ll then explore Claude models, API capabilities, SDKs, API keys, and the Messages API. Next, you’ll examine AI application architecture, latency, rate limits, and RAG pipelines, including reranking for limited context windows. You’ll then learn how AI agents use tools, define tool interfaces, chain tool calls, and apply tool-use best practices. This intermediate course is designed for Python developers and technical learners interested in building AI applications. Basic Python and API knowledge is recommended; prior AI development experience is helpful but not required. By the end of the course, you will be able to build Claude-powered AI applications, create RAG pipelines, design AI agents, implement tool calling, chain tools for complex tasks, and apply effective prompting and architecture practices. This course is based on Hands-On AI Agent Development with Claude API in Python, by Delta X Technology LLC. Copyright © 2024 Justin Barnett All rights reserved. No part of this course may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews. Packt is one of the world's most prolific publishers of cutting-edge technical content. For over two decades we've made it our mission to curate and publish the knowledge of only the very best technical experts. We focus on real-world courses that help our customers get the job done, with coverage that extends across a wide range of established and cutting-edge technical topics. If you're an individual or an organisation that embraces learning by doing, Packt is the perfect fit for you.