Spring AI Advanced Developer Guide: Engineering AI Agents, RAG Systems, and Production-Ready Applications

By Eric J. Klat

Building a basic AI-powered application is only the beginning. Real-world systems require reliable retrieval, intelligent tool use, security, observability, resilience, evaluation, and production-ready architecture.

Spring AI Advanced Developer Guide takes the concepts introduced in the first volume and moves into advanced AI engineering with Java and Spring Boot. It is designed for developers and architects who want to move beyond simple model interactions and build sophisticated AI systems capable of interacting with data, invoking tools, coordinating workflows, and operating reliably in production environments.

The book explores advanced patterns for retrieval-augmented generation, AI agents, tool calling, Model Context Protocol integrations, multimodal applications, local AI models, and enterprise-oriented AI architecture. It also addresses the engineering challenges that emerge when AI applications move from prototypes into real systems.

Inside the Book, You Will Explore: Designing advanced retrieval-augmented generation architecturesImproving retrieval quality, relevance, and contextual groundingBuilding AI agents with Spring AIImplementing tool calling and real-world application actionsDesigning multi-step AI workflows and agent orchestrationConnecting AI applications through the Model Context ProtocolBuilding multimodal applications that work with more than textIntegrating locally hosted models into Spring Boot applicationsDesigning AI systems that remain maintainable as complexity growsProtecting applications against prompt injection and other AI-specific threatsManaging model failures, timeouts, retries, and service degradationImplementing observability and monitoring for AI workloadsTracking model usage and controlling AI-related costsEvaluating AI responses and measuring application qualityContainerizing and deploying intelligent Spring Boot applicationsApplying production architecture patterns for scalable AI services

The focus throughout the book is on engineering discipline: designing AI systems that are understandable, testable, observable, secure, resilient, and maintainable rather than simply demonstrating isolated AI features.

By the end of this volume, you will be equipped to design and build sophisticated AI-powered Spring Boot systems that go beyond basic chat interfaces and integrate intelligent reasoning, retrieval, tools, external services, and production infrastructure.

Spring AI Advanced Developer Guide is intended for experienced Java and Spring Boot developers, backend engineers, software architects, technical leads, and developers who have completed the fundamentals of AI application development and are ready to build more advanced systems.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HGWXT63L
• ISBN13: 9798170328642
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"