The Building Your First AI Agent with OpenAI course provides a practical introduction to creating intelligent, tool-using AI agents. Learners begin by understanding the key differences between reactive chatbots and proactive agents, mapping out the five core components of agentic architecture.

Building Your First AI Agent with OpenAI

Building Your First AI Agent with OpenAI
This course is part of Build Powerful AI Agents with OpenAI Tools Professional Certificate

Instructor: Professionals from the Industry
Included with
Recommended experience
Skills you'll gain
Details to know

Add to your LinkedIn profile
February 2026
See how employees at top companies are mastering in-demand skills

Build your Software Development expertise
- Learn new concepts from industry experts
- Gain a foundational understanding of a subject or tool
- Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
- Earn a shareable career certificate from Coursera

There are 4 modules in this course
As a new Associate Consultant with the AI consultancy Praxis AI, you will address the limitations of Innovate Logistics' failing customer support chatbot. Your goal is to apply the ACTOR framework to diagnose why the current system fails and design a comprehensive architectural blueprint for a new autonomous agent, utilizing the five core components of intelligent AI systems.
What's included
2 videos7 readings3 assignments
Stepping into the role of Prototype Developer at Praxis AI, you will write the code that powers the Innovate Logistics agent's core existence. You will build a production-grade API client that prioritizes security, cost management, and reliability, and then construct a conversational agent capable of maintaining context and following complex behavioral instructions via system prompts.
What's included
3 videos3 readings2 assignments2 ungraded labs
Acting as an Integration Specialist for Praxis AI, you will give the Innovate Logistic agent the tools it needs to solve real business problems. You will implement the Web Search tool for real-time shipping data, deploy File Search (RAG) to access internal policy documents, and utilize the Code Interpreter to build a separate internal agent that analyzes performance logs for management.
What's included
3 videos4 readings3 assignments3 ungraded labs
In the role of Lead Architect at Praxis AI, you will refactor the disparate tools of the Innovate Logistics Agent into a single, unified intelligent system. You will write the decision-making logic that orchestrates tool usage, implements cost-saving caching and resilient fallback patterns, and validates the final agent through a rigorous mock-and-live testing strategy.
What's included
2 videos5 readings2 assignments1 ungraded lab
Earn a career certificate
Add this credential to your LinkedIn profile, resume, or CV. Share it on social media and in your performance review.
Instructor

Offered by
Explore more from Software Development
Why people choose Coursera for their career

Felipe M.

Jennifer J.

Larry W.

Chaitanya A.

Open new doors with Coursera Plus
Unlimited access to 10,000+ world-class courses, hands-on projects, and job-ready certificate programs - all included in your subscription
Advance your career with an online degree
Earn a degree from world-class universities - 100% online
Join over 3,400 global companies that choose Coursera for Business
Upskill your employees to excel in the digital economy
Frequently asked questions
To access the course materials, assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience when you enroll in a course. You can try a Free Trial instead, or apply for Financial Aid. The course may offer 'Full Course, No Certificate' instead. This option lets you see all course materials, submit required assessments, and get a final grade. This also means that you will not be able to purchase a Certificate experience.
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Certificate, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile.
More questions
Financial aid available,
¹ Some assignments in this course are AI-graded. For these assignments, your data will be used in accordance with Coursera's Privacy Notice.




