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AI Agents in Action, Second Edition (Manning)

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AI Agents in Action, Second Edition (Manning)

AI agent technology is changing fast! This totally revised Second Edition of AI Agents in Action by Micheal Lanham guides you through the latest breakthroughs in large language model (LLM)-powered autonomy, from the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to advanced multi-agent collaboration and deployment.

Micheal Lanham

AI Agents in Action, Second Edition, dives deep into how to design, build, and deploy real-world, production-grade autonomous systems. You’ll explore how to leverage tools like the Model Context Protocol (MCP), the OpenAI Assistants API, and frameworks such as LangChain, Prompt Flow, and CrewAI to create adaptable, collaborative agents that can reason, plan, and evolve.

The second edition includes new chapters on MCP, containerized deployment, and voice agent orchestration, with refreshed examples and best practices straight from Micheal Lanham’s extensive work in AI development.

:light_bulb: Perfect for both newcomers and experienced developers, this hands-on guide walks through every layer of an agentic system — from prompt engineering and reasoning frameworks like ReAct and Sequential Thinking MCP to advanced RAG and multi-agent collaboration patterns.

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Didn’t the first edition just got released this year? :slight_smile:

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Yes, indeed. Things are moving that fast!

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dyowee

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Ok. Thanks!

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