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  1. May 26 2026

    Tool Calling From First Principles (Before You Touch LangChain)

    Function calling, demystified. The under-the-hood mental model of how a model "calls a tool," a 40-line runnable example with no framework, the four things that go wrong in production, and when reaching for a framework actually helps.

    · Beginner · 10 min read

  2. May 26 2026

    What Counts as Agentic AI, and What Does Not

    Chatbots, workflows, and agentic AI are not the same thing. A working definition, the AGENT framework, the autonomy ladder, production gotchas, and a 10-question checklist you can run on Monday.

    · Enterprise · 24 min read

  3. May 24 2026

    The Agent Loop, Explained: Perceive, Decide, Act, Observe

    The four-move loop that turns a language model into an agent. A diagram, a worked example, and the failure modes that come from breaking each step.

    · Beginner · 7 min read

  4. May 24 2026

    Build an AI Agent From Scratch in Python, No Framework

    A tutorial that builds a real AI agent in about 150 lines of Python, with no LangChain, no LangGraph, no CrewAI. Just the agent loop, two tools, memory, and bounded autonomy.

    · Beginner · 12 min read

  5. May 20 2026

    Agentic AI Glossary: 40 Terms, Plainly Defined

    Forty core agentic AI terms in plain language, grouped from foundations to production: the agent loop, tool calling, memory, design patterns, guardrails, MCP, and more. A reference you can scan or cite.

    · Beginner · 10 min read