Build AI Agents: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Autonomous Assistants with LangChain, No-Code Tools, and Real-World Workflows: 11 (The AI in Everyday Life) - Softcover

Nguyen, Klemens

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798293752430

Publisher: Independently published, 2025

Synopsis

Look at TOC:
PART I: FOUNDATIONS 4
Chapter 1: What Is an AI Agent? 4

• Definitions, Evolution from Chatbots to Autonomous Agents 4
• Core Concepts — Memory, Planning, Tools, Autonomy 7
• Examples in Real Life — How AI Agents Are Already Working for People Like You 11

Chapter 2: Choosing the Right AI Agent Framework 16

• AutoGPT, BabyAGI, LangChain, CrewAI, Microsoft Autogen: Which Framework Fits You Best? 16
• No-Code vs Code-First — Which AI Agent Approach Should You Use? 20
• Deployment Options — Local, Cloud, and Browser-Based Agents Explained 24

Chapter 3: Tools of the Trade (No-Code & Low-Code Options) 29

• AI Agent No Code – Building Smarter, Faster Without Writing Scripts 29
• OpenAI + Zapier + Voiceflow 33
• FlowiseAI, AgentHub, Make.com 36
• Setup Walkthroughs (Free Tiers, API Keys) 41

PART II: BUILD YOUR FIRST AGENT (Keyword: build ai agent, ai agent step by step) 46
Chapter 4: Step-by-Step – Your First Task Agent 46

• Use LangChain or Flowise to build a simple "calendar scheduler" agent 46
• Explain every block, prompt, and loop 50
• Ai agent tutorial 55

Chapter 5: Adding Tools: Web Search, Email, PDFs & APIs 59

• Integrating tools into your agent 59
• How LangChain’s “Tool” and “AgentExecutor” work 63
• Use cases: email bot, research assistant, PDF summarizer 67

Chapter 6: Memory & Planning Modules 72

• Vector memory, context windows, ReAct framework 72
• Planning sequences of steps across tasks 76

PART III: MULTI-FRAMEWORK APPLICATIONS 81
Chapter 7: LangChain in Depth: Agents, Chains, Tools, Templates 81

• End-to-end build: project tracker agent 81
• Combining agents with human input and APIs 86

Chapter 8: Flowise and Other Visual Builders 91

• Build a lead-gen follow-up bot 91
• Triggered by form submission → reply → summarize conversation 95

Chapter 9: Autonomy and Guardrails 101

• Autonomous AI Agent 101
• How agents loop, self-reflect, and limit hallucination 105
• Building agents with hard-coded ethical guardrails 108

PART IV: BUSINESS USE CASES 114
Chapter 10: AI Agents for Small Business 114

• Automating lead response, quotes, invoices, follow-ups 114
• ChatGPT + Make.com + Google Sheets + Gmail 118

Chapter 11: Solopreneur Automation Stack 123

• AI agent for solopreneurs 123
• Appointment bots, social media agents, content curators 126
• No-code templates 130

Chapter 12: Enterprise-Grade Agent Flows 135

• Internal knowledgebase assistant 135
• Approval flow agent with Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint 138

PART V: DEPLOYMENT & BEYOND 143
Chapter 13: Deploying Agents to the Web, Slack & Apps 143

• Streamlit, FastAPI, Replit, Gradio 143
• Slack + Discord bots 147
• Voice agent deployment (ElevenLabs, Whisper, AssemblyAI) 152

Chapter 14: Troubleshooting & Scaling AI Agents 158

• Prompt loops, rate limits, memory failures 158
• API throttling, fallback logic, long-term context limits 162

Chapter 15: The Future of AI Agents & You 167

• Personal agents for everyone 167
• Wearables, voice-first devices, real-time agents 169
• Where the ecosystem is going in 2025–2026 173

APPENDICES 177

• Glossary of AI Agent Terms 177
• Top 5 Free Agent Templates to Try 180
• Prompt Library for ReAct, LangChain, and No-Code Builders 183
• Resources & Tools List (Links + Free Tiers) 186

EPILOGUE 190
Final Invitation 192
Get ready to build the future—one AI agent at a time.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798293752430
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192