Claude Code: Build Your First AI Agent
Summary
This video tutorial demonstrates how to build an AI agent using Claude Code and VS Code, focusing on creating agentic workflows where the AI can autonomously research, plan, and deliver results without requiring coding knowledge. It is highly relevant for educators and students learning practical AI applications, providing a step-by-step guide to understanding and implementing powerful AI agents that can automate complex tasks, fostering both conceptual understanding and hands-on skill development in AI.
Description
How to use Claude Code to build an Agent. You don't need to know how to code to build your own AI agent -- and in this video, I'll prove it. I'll walk you step by step through creating an agentic workflow using Claude Code and VS Code so your AI can research, plan, and deliver results on its own. In this tutorial, we go beyond simple app building and into agentic workflows -- where you give the AI a goal and it figures out the steps on its own. You'll learn the three levels of working with AI (chat, building, and agentic), how to set up VS Code with the Claude Code extension, why the CLAUDE.md file is a game changer for your projects, and how to build and run a real research agent from scratch. We also cover plan mode, iterating on results, automatic memory, and the five biggest mistakes to avoid. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:00 What is an agentic workflow 3:37 Setting up VS Code with Claude Code 5:07 Quick orientation of VS Code 6:42 Setting up your CLAUDE.md file 9:22 CLAUDE.md comparison -- with vs without 10:50 Automatic memory in Claude Code 11:16 The three layers of agentic workflows 12:45 Building your first agent with plan mode 18:03 Running the research workflow live 21:12 Iterating and refining results 22:22 Five mistakes to avoid and pro tips 24:58 Wrap up and weekly challenge Claude Code for Beginners (watch first): https://youtu.be/s-Mc26Ytz10 Claude Cowork for Beginners: https://youtu.be/vv09DHej6gg Visual Studio Code Download: https://code.visualstudio.com/download
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