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Agents at Work: Designing Autonomous AI Workflows, Tool-Calling Agents, and MultiAgent Systems with Python
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 4 2026
Pages: 278
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
AI is evolving from answering questions to taking action.
Modern systems no longer just generate text. They execute workflows, call tools, coordinate with other agents, and solve complex tasks autonomously.
Agents at Work is a practical, hands on guide to designing autonomous AI systems using Python.
This book teaches you how to build agents that can think, plan, and interact with the world.
Why AI agents are the next step
Traditional AI systems respond.
Agents act.
With the right design, agents can:
- plan multi step tasks
- call external tools and APIs
- retrieve and use data dynamically
- collaborate with other agents
- adapt to changing goals
This book shows you how to build these capabilities in real systems.
What you will learn
- fundamentals of AI agents and workflows
- designing agent architectures
- tool calling and function execution
- building multi step reasoning systems
- memory and context management
- multi agent collaboration and coordination
- integrating APIs and external services
- error handling and reliability strategies
- optimizing cost and performance
- deploying agent based systems
From prompts to autonomous systems
Throughout the book, you will learn how to:
- design agents that execute real tasks
- build workflows that combine reasoning and action
- connect agents to tools and data sources
- create systems that operate independently
- coordinate multiple agents in complex environments
- scale agent systems for production use
Each chapter focuses on practical implementation.
Practical applications
- AI assistants that perform tasks
- workflow automation systems
- research and data analysis agents
- customer support automation
- multi agent collaboration platforms
These examples reflect modern AI applications.
Who this book is for
- AI engineers
- software developers
- data scientists
- product builders
- professionals creating AI powered systems
If you want to build AI systems that do more than respond and can take real action, this book provides the roadmap.
Design intelligently.
Act autonomously.
Build agents that work.
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