Quick guide · 7 steps

How to build an AI agent

The build order that keeps an agent useful, safe and maintainable. Work through the steps in sequence: each one depends on the decisions made before it.

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All 7 steps at a glance

Tools to start with

Claude CodeAgentic coding from the terminal. Builds and edits the agent's code with you.

CursorAI code editor for writing and refactoring agent code.

n8nLow-code workflow automation. Good for no-heavy-code agents and integrations.

LangGraphFramework for stateful, multi-step agent logic with explicit control flow.

CrewAIFramework for teams of role-based agents that hand work to each other.

LlamaIndexConnects agents to your documents and data (retrieval and indexing).

Based on the 7-step blueprint shared by @mansoorxai on Instagram, rewritten and expanded with security and operating checks.