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AI Agents Course

Hugging Face's free course on building AI agents, with free certificates.

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About this course

A free course that teaches how AI agents work and how to build them with smolagents, LlamaIndex and LangGraph. It includes an agentic RAG use case and a final project where you build and test your own agent, plus bonus units on function calling and evaluation.

Best for: Developers who want to build practical AI agents.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain how LLM agents plan and use tools
  • Build agents with smolagents, LlamaIndex and LangGraph
  • Create an agentic RAG system
  • Evaluate and certify your own agent

Syllabus and your progress

Tick modules off as you finish them on Hugging Face.

0 of 6 modules done

Plan your pace

At 4 hours a week you would finish in about 5 weeks, using the course time estimate above.

Progress is saved in this browser only. No account needed.

Cost and certificate

Free certificate

Two certificates, Fundamentals and Completion, are free.

Before you start: Basic Python; Basic knowledge of LLMs

Hugging Face sets the terms and can change them. Check the course page before you commit serious time, and tell us if something changed.

Quick answers

Is AI Agents Course really free?
Yes, the course material is free on Hugging Face. Two certificates, Fundamentals and Completion, are free.
How long does AI Agents Course take?
Plan for about 20 hrs in total (Hugging Face suggests about 3-4 hours per unit (one week each); total is an estimate.). It is self-paced, so you can go faster or slower.
Do I need experience before AI Agents Course?
It helps to have: Basic Python; Basic knowledge of LLMs.

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