Familiarity with programming and language-model applications will help with the demonstrations.
About this course
Move from the idea of an AI agent to the design decisions behind a working agent system. Microsoft introduces agent frameworks, tools, retrieval, planning, memory, and multi-agent collaboration through focused video lessons.
Skills you will explore
- AI agents
- Agent frameworks
- Tool use
- Agentic RAG
- Multi-agent systems
Course at a glance
| Provider | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · Microsoft Developer |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Beginner — WikiFree audience assessment |
| Main language | English |
| Available videos | 15 |
| Video duration | 3h 11m · allow extra time for practice |
| Details checked | 8 October 2026 |
Who is this for?
Developers exploring agent-based applications. Familiarity with programming and language-model applications will help with the demonstrations.
Make the lessons useful
Sketch one agent's goal, the tools it can use, and the point where a person should review its work. Compare that sketch with the tool-use and planning lessons before attempting an implementation.
Use the lesson list to study in sequence or return to a specific topic. Search by title, move between videos with Previous and Next, and mark a lesson complete when you finish. Your progress is kept in this browser; a WikiFree account is not required.
What is free?
The lessons in this listing are free YouTube videos. Free Video describes viewing access; cloud resources, AI services, software licenses, or other tools demonstrated in the recordings may have separate requirements or charges. You can watch without purchasing those optional services.
This listing does not include a certification exam or promise a certificate. Check current product documentation before applying older demonstrations to a new project.
The playlist includes a combined course recording as well as individual lessons; the total running time includes both.
Official Microsoft Developer course playlist ↗
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|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free AI Agents Course: Build Intelligent Applications | Beginner | AI agents · Agent frameworks · Tool use | 3h 11m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free AI Agents Course: Memory and Multi-Agent Systems | Intermediate | Agent architecture · Agent memory · Multi-agent systems | 11h 16m of video; practice time is additional |
| Build Agents with Google ADK: Free Framework Overview | Beginner | Agent framework literacy · Developer-tool awareness · Deployment-pathway comparison | 30 minutes; official estimate, individual study time varies. |
| Google Agent Fundamentals: Free Introductory Course | Beginner | Agent concept literacy · Goal-oriented system analysis · Chatbot–agent comparison | 1 hour 30 minutes; official estimate, individual study time varies. |
Provider: Microsoft. Videos play from the Microsoft Developer channel on YouTube.
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