AI & Automation · hands-on lab
AI Lab 03: Build a Tool-Using Agent
Give the model tools — a calculator, the date, a file reader — and a loop that lets it choose and use them to finish a task.
- 45 minutesTime in the lab
- intermediateLevel
- 4 tasksChecked automatically
- CertificateVerifiable link when you finish
The situation
Scenario. A real agent does not just answer — it acts. You will build the core loop: the model is shown the available tools, picks one, your code runs it, and the result goes back in — until the task is done. This is the engine under every “AI agent”.
What you will do
- Define the tools
- Build the agent loop
- Add the file tool path
- What makes it an agent?question
How it works
The lab opens in your browser: a real terminal or desktop, nothing to install. Work through the tasks, press Check after each one and the portal verifies your work. Stuck? Ask for a hint. Finish every task and you get a certificate page with its own verification link for LinkedIn or your CV.