Agents at Work: Designing Autonomous AI Workflows, Tool-Calling Agents, and MultiAgent Systems with Python

By RICHARD BOOZMAN

Build intelligent agents that plan, act, and collaborate to solve real world problems

AI is evolving from answering questions to taking action.

Modern systems no longer just generate text. They execute workflows, call tools, coordinate with other agents, and solve complex tasks autonomously.

"Agents at Work" is a practical, hands on guide to designing autonomous AI systems using Python.

This book teaches you how to build agents that can think, plan, and interact with the world.

Why AI agents are the next step

Traditional AI systems respond.
Agents act.

With the right design, agents can:

plan multi step taskscall external tools and APIsretrieve and use data dynamicallycollaborate with other agentsadapt to changing goals

This book shows you how to build these capabilities in real systems.

What you will learnfundamentals of AI agents and workflowsdesigning agent architecturestool calling and function executionbuilding multi step reasoning systemsmemory and context managementmulti agent collaboration and coordinationintegrating APIs and external serviceserror handling and reliability strategiesoptimizing cost and performancedeploying agent based systems
From prompts to autonomous systems

Throughout the book, you will learn how to:

design agents that execute real tasksbuild workflows that combine reasoning and actionconnect agents to tools and data sourcescreate systems that operate independentlycoordinate multiple agents in complex environmentsscale agent systems for production use

Each chapter focuses on practical implementation.

Practical applicationsAI assistants that perform tasksworkflow automation systemsresearch and data analysis agentscustomer support automationmulti agent collaboration platforms

These examples reflect modern AI applications.

Who this book is forAI engineerssoftware developersdata scientistsproduct buildersprofessionals creating AI powered systems

If you want to build AI systems that do more than respond and can take real action, this book provides the roadmap.

Design intelligently.
Act autonomously.
Build agents that work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GYT7KQJQ
• ISBN13: 9798258794161
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"