IT Pro course Advanced level

AI Agents: Architecting and Automating Autonomous Systems

Build autonomous AI agents: ReAct reasoning, LangGraph, MCP, workflow automation, security, observability and production deployment. Updated for 2026.

Lessons
30in 11 modules
Duration
~26 hself-paced
Quiz
403questions
Level
Advancedfor practitioners
  • In English
  • Updated on
Free preview · lesson 1 · no account needed What Are AI Agents — From Copilot to Autonomous Systems in 2026 A chatbot waits to be asked. An agent waits for no one — it sets its own steps, calls the tools it needs, and keeps going until it reaches its goal, even after you have closed your laptop. Read the preview

What you will learn

The course’s skills. The same ones appear on your Certificate of Completion, so you can show what you covered.

  • Fundamentals of Autonomous AI Agents
  • Memory, State and Advanced Reasoning
  • Frameworks and SDKs for AI Agents
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Interoperability
  • Workflow Automation with AI
  • Agentic Design Patterns for Production
  • Security, Guardrails and Compliance
  • Observability, Evaluation and Testing

About the course

A premium, complete AI Agents and Automation course, updated for 2026. Covers the fundamentals of autonomous AI agents, reasoning architectures (ReAct, Plan-and-Execute, Reflexion, Chain-of-Thought, Tree-of-Thought), function calling and tool use, memory and state management, frameworks and SDKs (LangGraph, OpenAI Agents SDK, CrewAI, Claude Agent SDK, Google ADK), the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and building custom servers, workflow automation (n8n, Make.com, Zapier Central, custom Python engines), agentic design patterns (Router, Evaluator-Optimizer, Parallelization, Human-in-the-Loop, multi-model orchestration), advanced security (prompt injection, guardrails, sandboxing, EU AI Act and GDPR compliance), semantic observability (Langfuse, LangSmith, tracing, LLM-as-a-Judge), automated testing (eval sets, CI/CD), deployment strategies (Shadow Mode, Canary, Gradual Rollout), scaling and cost optimization, plus a complete hands-on multi-agent system project.

Who it is for

For developers, engineers and technical professionals who build or integrate AI solutions. It belongs to AI for Developers, on the IT Pro track.

What you need

Advanced level: assumes hands-on experience with AI in the course’s field.

Course curriculum

11 modules · 30 lessons · about 26 hours · 403 quiz questions

Read a free preview of lesson 1: “What Are AI Agents — From Copilot to Autonomous Systems in 2026” No account needed. See how a lesson is written before you pay.
  1. Module 1: Fundamentals of Autonomous AI Agents

    3 lessons · 2 h 45 min · 42 questions
    1. What Are AI Agents — From Copilot to Autonomous Systems in 2026 Free preview of the lesson “What Are AI Agents — From Copilot to Autonomous Systems in 2026” 55 min 14 questions
    2. The Architecture of Thinking: ReAct, Plan-and-Execute, and Reflexion 55 min 14 questions
    3. Perception and Action: Function Calling and the Tool Ecosystem 55 min 14 questions
  2. Module 2: Memory, State and Advanced Reasoning

    3 lessons · 2 h 45 min · 42 questions
    1. Memory Architecture: How Agents Think Long-Term 55 min 14 questions
    2. Advanced Reasoning: Chain-of-Thought, Tree-of-Thought, and Self-Consistency 55 min 14 questions
    3. Hierarchical Planning and Decomposing Complex Tasks 55 min 14 questions
  3. Module 3: Frameworks and SDKs for AI Agents

    4 lessons · 3 h 40 min · 56 questions
    1. The LangChain Ecosystem and the Evolution Toward LangGraph 55 min 14 questions
    2. OpenAI Agents SDK: Native Multi-Agent Architecture 55 min 14 questions
    3. CrewAI and Multi-Agent Systems: Managing Digital Teams 55 min 14 questions
    4. Anthropic Claude Agent SDK and Google ADK: Enterprise Alternatives 55 min 14 questions
  4. Module 4: Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Interoperability

    3 lessons · 2 h 45 min · 42 questions
    1. Model Context Protocol (MCP): Standardizing AI Connections 55 min 14 questions
    2. Building Custom MCP Servers: A Complete Practical Guide 55 min 14 questions
    3. The MCP Ecosystem: Popular Servers and Enterprise Integrations 55 min 14 questions
  5. Module 5: Workflow Automation with AI

    3 lessons · 2 h 45 min · 42 questions
    1. n8n — Self-Hosted AI Automation: Architecture and Implementation 55 min 14 questions
    2. Make.com and Zapier Central: No-Code Automation in the AI Era 55 min 14 questions
    3. Custom Workflow Engines with Python: Absolute Control 55 min 14 questions
  6. Module 6: Agentic Design Patterns for Production

    3 lessons · 2 h 45 min · 42 questions
    1. Agentic Design Patterns: Router, Evaluator, and Parallelization 55 min 14 questions
    2. Human-in-the-Loop and Enterprise Approval Workflows 55 min 14 questions
    3. Multi-Model Orchestration: Intelligent LLM Routing 55 min 14 questions
  7. Module 7: Security, Guardrails and Compliance

    2 lessons · 1 h 50 min · 28 questions
    1. AI Agent Security: Attack Vectors and Defence in Depth 55 min 14 questions
    2. Advanced Guardrails, Sandboxing, and AI Act Compliance 55 min 14 questions
  8. Module 8: Observability, Evaluation and Testing

    3 lessons · 2 h 45 min · 42 questions
    1. Semantic Observability: Tracing, Metrics, and Alerting 55 min 14 questions
    2. Automated Testing for AI Agents: Eval Sets and CI/CD 55 min 14 questions
    3. LLM-as-a-Judge and Continuous Evaluation in Production 55 min 14 questions
  9. Module 9: Deployment and Scaling in Production

    2 lessons · 1 h 50 min · 28 questions
    1. Deployment Strategies: Shadow Mode, Canary, and Instant Rollback 55 min 14 questions
    2. Scaling, Cost Optimization, and Multi-Region Architectures 55 min 14 questions
  10. Module 10: Case Studies and Hands-On Project

    3 lessons · 1 h 33 min · 24 questions
    1. Hands-On Project: Build a Complete Multi-Agent System 55 min 14 questions
    2. AGENTS.md: The Open Standard for Guiding Coding Agents 16 min 5 questions
    3. Official Resources, 2026 Updates, and Learning Paths 22 min 5 questions
  11. Module 11: Final Quiz — AI Agents and Automation

    1 lesson · 30 min · 15 questions
    1. Final Assessment — AI Agents and Automation 2026 30 min 15 questions
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Email me the course syllabus

Modules and lessons in order, plus the link to the preview of lesson 1 — so you can decide at your own pace.

How you learn

You read the lesson, ask the AI Professor right on the page and check what you remember.

What Are AI Agents — From Copilot to Autonomous Systems in 2026

A chatbot waits to be asked. An agent waits for no one — it sets its own steps, calls the tools it needs, and keeps going until it reaches its goal, even after you have closed your laptop.

The AI Professor bar that appears in the lesson under the selected passage, with the actions “Explain this to me”, “Give me an example”, “Why does it matter?” and “My own question”
The first lines of lesson 1 of this course. Read the free preview, no account needed.
  1. You read the lesson at your own pace

    Written lessons, with examples and exercises. Your progress is saved automatically, so you can pick up where you left off.

  2. You ask the AI Professor inside the lesson

    Select a passage and it explains it, gives you an example or tells you why it matters. You can type or talk to it, in English.

  3. You check what you remember

    Every lesson has its own quiz: 403 questions across the course. The professor also summarizes the lesson and prepares review flashcards.

  4. You get the Certificate of Completion

    Once you complete the lessons and reach the minimum quiz score, you issue it from your account, with a unique number, publicly verifiable.

The AI Professor is included in your subscription, per-course access included, with a monthly fair-use limit. It is an AI system, not a human teacher, and its answers may contain errors; details in the Terms. See how the AI Professor works.

You leave with proof anyone can check

The Certificate of Completion for “AI Agents: Architecting and Automating Autonomous Systems”: a private attestation with a unique number and a QR code. A recruiter confirms it is authentic on the public verification page, with no account and no cost.

Example of a Cursuri AI Certificate of Completion with sample data: the serial number and the issue date in the top-right corner, the holder’s name, the course, the tier awarded, the percentage of lessons, the average score, the study time, the course version, the issuer and the verification QR code
The real document, an A4 PDF, shown here with sample data. Yours carries your name, the course “AI Agents: Architecting and Automating Autonomous Systems”, the serial number, the issue date and the tier you earned; the QR code in the image is decorative.
  • Anyone can verify it

    Public verification page, QR code and cryptographic fingerprint, with no account for the person checking.

  • You show it where it counts

    Add it to your CV and LinkedIn profile; a recruiter confirms authenticity with one click.

  • It says exactly what it attests

    The course, the tier you earned (Pass, Merit or Distinction), the serial number and the issue date, plus the percentage of lessons completed.

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Pricing

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Billed monthly, in EUR. You can stop the renewal anytime from your account, and access starts right after payment. Prices are totals, with VAT included at the rate of your country.

Just this course

AI Agents: Architecting and Automating Autonomous Systems

€ 99 per month, VAT included No commitment: stop the renewal anytime

about €4 per hour of course

30 lessons in 11 modules about 26 hours
  • All the course’s lessons, exercises and quizzes: 403 questions
  • AI Professor in the lessons, included in your subscription
  • Publicly verifiable Certificate of Completion

IT Pro

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25 IT Pro courses 25 hours per course on average
  • Prompt engineering, LLMs, RAG, AI agents and MCP, Claude Code and Cursor, computer vision, MLOps, AI security
  • Hands-on projects with production examples
  • AI Professor in every lesson, quizzes and a certificate for every course

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Before you decide

Frequently asked questions

About the course, the price, the AI Professor and the certificate.

What will I learn in “AI Agents: Architecting and Automating Autonomous Systems”?

A premium, complete AI Agents and Automation course, updated for 2026. Covers the fundamentals of autonomous AI agents, reasoning architectures (ReAct, Plan-and-Execute, Reflexion, Chain-of-Thought, Tree-of-Thought), function calling and tool use, memory and state management, frameworks and SDKs (LangGraph, OpenAI Agents SDK, CrewAI, Claude Agent SDK, Google ADK), the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and building custom servers, workflow automation (n8n, Make.com, Zapier Central, custom Python engines), agentic design patterns (Router, Evaluator-Optimizer, Parallelization, Human-in-the-Loop, multi-model orchestration), advanced security (prompt injection, guardrails, sandboxing, EU AI Act and GDPR compliance), semantic observability (Langfuse, LangSmith, tracing, LLM-as-a-Judge), automated testing (eval sets, CI/CD), deployment strategies (Shadow Mode, Canary, Gradual Rollout), scaling and cost optimization, plus a complete hands-on multi-agent system project.

The course has 11 modules and 30 lessons, with 403 quiz questions. The full curriculum, module by module, is shown on the course page.

Do I need prior experience for this course?

Yes. The course is Advanced level and assumes hands-on experience with AI in its field.

How long does the course take?

The estimated duration is about 26 hours, across 30 lessons. You learn at your own pace, and your progress is saved automatically at every lesson, so you can pick up where you left off.

How much does it cost, and which plan do I need?

Access to this course alone costs €99 per month. The course is also included in the IT Pro bundle, €399 per month for all 25 IT Pro courses, and in All Access, €499 per month for the whole international catalog.

Plans are billed monthly, in EUR. Every price is a total, with VAT included at the rate of your country. Compare the plans.

Can I read part of the course before paying?

Yes. You can read a free preview of lesson 1, “What Are AI Agents — From Copilot to Autonomous Systems in 2026”, without an account. The preview shows you how the lesson is written; the rest of the lesson and the other lessons open after payment.

How does the AI Professor help me in this course?

The AI Professor is built into every lesson and starts from the lesson you have open: it explains the passages you select, gives you examples, summarizes the lesson, tests you with a quiz and prepares review flashcards. You can type or talk to it, in English.

It is included in your subscription, per-course access included, with a monthly fair-use limit. It is an AI system, not a human teacher, and its answers may contain errors; details in the Terms.

Do I get a certificate when I finish the course?

When you meet the completion thresholds shown on the platform (lessons completed and the minimum quiz score), you can issue your Certificate of Completion for “AI Agents: Architecting and Automating Autonomous Systems” from your account, with a unique number, publicly verifiable on the site.

It is a private attestation of course completion, issued by GALIAN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SRL. It is NOT a diploma or a state-recognised qualification under Romanian Laws 198/2023, 199/2023 or Government Ordinance 129/2000; employers may take it into account at their own discretion. Details in the Certification policy.

Does the subscription renew automatically? How do I stop it?

Yes. Course access and the bundles are subscriptions that renew automatically at the end of each monthly billing period. You can see the next renewal date in your account at any time.

You can stop the renewal at any time, from your account or by email, with no other formality. Access stays active until the end of the period already paid for, and no pro-rata refund is made for a period already started, except in the cases provided by law. Your progress stays saved in your account. Details in the Terms & Conditions, section 5.5.

Can my company buy this course for a team?

Yes. Company plans give a team access to the courses, with a dashboard where you follow each member’s progress and manage seats centrally. See the plans for companies.

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  • AI Professor in every lesson, included in your subscription.
  • Certificate of Completion, publicly verifiable.

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