AI Agents in Action, Second Edition

Get early access to the first five chapters of AI Agents in Action, Second Edition—the comprehensive guide to building intelligent workflows with LLMs, MCP, A2A, and more. Published by Manning and sponsored by Anaconda, this book includes hands-on examples, proven architectures, and practical techniques for building autonomous agent systems.

Author Micheal Lanham shares his experience building and productizing enterprise agent applications, delivering the patterns and practices you need to move from prototype to production.

Inside AI Agents in Action, you’ll find:
Build single and multi-agent systems with the OpenAI Agents SDK and prompt engineering
Connect agents to tools, databases, and APIs using MCP
Implement proven architectures, including agent flows, orchestration, and collaboration patterns
Deploy robust agents with guardrails, handoffs, reasoning, and evaluation strategies

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