AI Agents with Hugging Face smolagents

AI agents are changing how we work with data and software. From automating workflows to helping users navigate complex tasks, agents can search, reason, and act on your behalf. In this course, you’ll learn how to build agents using smolagents, a lightweight Python framework developed by Hugging Face. Get Hands-On With Code Agents and Tools You’ll start by understanding what makes code agents different and why they're so powerful. Then, you’ll build your first agent from scratch, using smolagents to generate and execute Python code. You’ll also learn how to plug in built-in tools and create custom tools to extend what your agents can do. Make Agents Smarter With RAG and Memory Next, you’ll use retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to help agents pull info from large document collections. You’ll take things further by building agentic RAG systems—agents that reason over multiple steps to get better answers. You’ll also learn how to add memory so agents can handle follow-up questions naturally and keep track of what’s already been done. Coordinate Multi-Agent Systems and Validate Outputs In the final chapter, you’ll build multi-agent systems that coordinate specialist agents through a manager. You’ll add planning intervals, use callbacks for insight into agent behavior, and validate final answers, so your agents stay reliable and user-friendly. By the end of the course, you’ll know how to build agents that think ahead, work together, and get things done.