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FIG. 1: AN AI AGENTEXPLODED VIEW

agent.run(“fix this bug”)???

01model

02+ tools

03+ loop

agent = model + tools + loopYOU BUILD EVERY PART

Courses

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Every course starts from first principles and ends with something you built and understand.

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Build an AI Agent from Scratch

Start with basic Python. Finish with your own agent framework and a coding agent that fixes bugs on its own. No AI experience needed.

35 chapters~85 hours9 partsSelf-paced

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THE ROUTE

00Setup and Python primer
01LLM foundations
02The first agent
03From script to framework
04RAG
05Agent capabilities
06MCP
07Multi-agent and production
08Capstone: a coding agent

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Why Whitebox

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Understand it.

A black box

You can use it.
You can’t see how it works.
When it breaks, you’re stuck.

A white box

You can see every part.
You know why it works.
You can fix it, change it and build your own.

How every course works

Watch it, read it, build it.

A / VIDEO

Watch

Each module has a short captioned video that opens with a 30-second recap.

B / ARTICLE

Read

Each article walks through real code and the output it really produced.

C / EXERCISE

Build

Exercises check themselves, so you know when you’ve got it right.

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FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS · COMING SOON

Kautuhal Lab by Whitebox Academy

For young and curious minds. Hands-on robotics, coding and AI for school students, with in-person sessions in Kolkata.

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