Automation, assistants, and agents

Part 12 of AI for Everyone · Articles 113–122

Create bounded processes with verified tools, permissions, state, stopping, and recovery.

Before you begin

Foundation skills and a repeatable task; coded work uses the relevant Part 11 bridge.

Automation and agents; no-code entry, coding for advanced builds.

Lessons

• Article 113: Decide What to Automate and What to Keep Manual
• Article 114: Build a No-Code Workflow with Clear Inputs and Outputs
• Article 115: Work with Email, Calendars, and Documents Through Connected Tools
• Article 116: Give an Assistant a Curated Knowledge Collection
• Article 117: Understand Context, Memory, and Project Handoffs
• Article 118: Connect AI Tools with the Model Context Protocol
• Article 119: Build a Single Agent with a Bounded Job
• Article 120: Add Approval Steps Before Important Actions
• Article 121: Recover from Failures Without Duplicating Work
• Article 122: Coordinate Multiple Agents Only When It Helps

Put it into practice

Work toward this demonstration: An evaluated workflow or agent that handles defined failures correctly.

Keep the evidence of what you did, what you checked, and what still needs work. Use the exercises and completion checks in the lessons to guide your project.

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