1. Introduction to AI Agents and Claude
AI agents differ from chatbots and assistants because they can take actions within a defined workflow built on language models. The opening section establishes these distinctions, shows business use cases, and situates Claude Desktop, Projects, Artifacts, and API within one platform for process automation.
- what AI agents are:
- differences between a chatbot, an AI assistant and an AI agent,
- AI taking actions,
- workflow based on language models,
- examples of AI agent applications in business,
- Claude ecosystem:
- Claude Desktop,
- Claude Projects,
- Claude Artifacts,
- Claude API,
- Claude as a platform for building workflow.
2. AI workflow design
Designing an AI workflow begins with mapping business processes and identifying tasks suitable for automation. From there, the section develops workflow architecture covering inputs, information processing, decision points, result generation, and validation, including both single-stage and multi-stage process structures.
- fundamentals of process design:
- mapping business processes,
- identifying tasks for automation,
- single-stage and multi-stage workflows,
- combining AI activities with the organization's processes,
- creating workflow architecture:
- input data,
- information processing,
- decision-making,
- generating results,
- validation of results.
3. Claude Projects as an agent's work environment
Within Claude Projects, the agent works in a structured environment built from documents, repositories, context, and project memory. The section explains how to organize procedures, instructions, and project materials into a usable knowledge base, then configure specialized agents for analysis, documentation, projects, and team support.
- knowledge organization:
- creating projects,
- document repositories,
- context management,
- building project memory,
- working with organizational knowledge:
- procedures,
- instructions,
- project documentation,
- the company's knowledge base,
- creating specialized agents:
- analytical agent,
- documentation agent,
- project agent,
- team support agent.
4. Claude Artifacts and building AI tools
With Claude Artifacts, participants build AI tools without programming, including forms, dashboards, document generators, calculators, and reporting components. Attention is given to iterative development: testing functionality, refining behavior, extending workflows, and managing versions as the solution evolves.
- creating applications without programming:
- interactive tools,
- AI forms,
- dashboards,
- document generators,
- building custom solutions:
- calculators,
- reporting systems,
- tools supporting business processes,
- tools supporting data analysis,
- iterative application development:
- testing,
- modifying functionality,
- workflow expansion,
- version management.
5. Advanced prompting of agents
System prompts shape how an agent operates by defining its role, goals, constraints, and behavioral rules. The section shows how to build multi-step processes with Chain of Tasks, automate analysis and decision flows, and prepare reusable templates for reporting, analytical, sales, and administrative work.
- system Prompt Engineering:
- defining agent roles,
- operational constraints,
- goals and operational instructions,
- agent behavior control,
- designing multi-step processes:
- Chain of Tasks,
- step-by-step workflow,
- analysis automation,
- decision automation,
- creating process templates:
- reporting workflows,
- analytical workflows,
- sales workflows,
- administrative workflows.
6. MCP and Claude integration with tools
MCP defines how Claude connects to external systems while sharing data with AI models in a controlled way. This part explains the protocol architecture, integration with repositories such as SharePoint and Google Drive, and the setup of an agent workspace with managed sources, updates, and permissions.
- introduction to MCP (Model Context Protocol):
- MCP architecture,
- integration with external systems,
- secure sharing of data with AI models,
- integration examples:
- company documents,
- knowledge repositories,
- SharePoint,
- Google Drive,
- project systems,
- creating the agents' work environment:
- access to organizational knowledge,
- data updates,
- management of information sources,
- permission control.
7. AI Agents for Document Analysis
Document-heavy processes can be automated through agents that read PDFs, contracts, reports, and technical documentation. The focus is on multi-stage analysis: extracting data, classifying information, generating recommendations, and preparing final reports with legal, financial, HR, or project-specific context.
- automation of work with documentation:
- PDF analysis,
- contract analysis,
- report analysis,
- technical documentation analysis,
- expert agents:
- legal agent,
- financial agent,
- HR agent,
- project agent,
- multi-stage document analysis:
- data extraction,
- information classification,
- recommendation generation,
- creation of final reports.
8. AI Agents for Teamwork
Team collaboration often breaks down around follow-ups, summaries, and scattered project knowledge. Here, agents are applied to task management, communication, document and presentation drafting, and administrative support, with Human-in-the-loop practices for delegation, supervision, and result validation.
- support for project work:
- task management,
- creating summaries,
- follow-ups after meetings,
- project knowledge management,
- communication automation:
- creating responses,
- generating documents,
- preparing presentations,
- handling administrative processes,
- human + AI collaboration:
- Human-in-the-loop,
- validation of results,
- delegating tasks to agents,
- supervision of processes.
9. Multi-Agent Workflow
Coordinating multiple agents starts with role division, specialization, and structured information exchange across a shared process. Participants examine orchestration patterns such as task queueing, decision paths, and escalation, using scenarios from reporting, customer service, project work, and document management.
- designing multi-agent systems:
- division of roles,
- specialization of agents,
- exchange of information between agents,
- coordination of activities,
- business scenarios:
- analysis and reporting,
- customer service,
- project management,
- documentation management,
- orchestration of AI processes:
- management of information flow,
- task queueing,
- decision-making,
- problem escalation.
10. Security, governance and implementations
Secure deployment of AI agents requires clear rules for data protection, confidential information handling, access permissions, and risk management. The section also covers governance mechanisms, then moves into a workshop where participants design, test, validate, and plan implementation of a complete agent-based solution.
- secure use of AI agents:
- data protection,
- confidential data,
- access permissions,
- risk management,
- AI Governance:
- quality control of responses,
- audit of agents' operation,
- process monitoring,
- responsibility management,
- Final workshop:
- designing your own AI agent:
- business process analysis,
- workflow construction,
- creating instructions for the agent,
- testing the operation,
- building a complete solution:
- agent + documents + workflow,
- automation of the business process,
- validation of results,
- implementation plan in the organization.