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3 · Tools, Agents & MCP

Tool use, the multi-step agent loop, the planning strategies that don't fall apart at step 30, and MCP — the protocol that's swallowing custom integrations in 2026.

After this track you can hand a model a set of tools, let it plan across them over many steps, and know when the loop is stuck instead of thinking.

Phase 4

  1. Planning strategies that survive step 30Outline
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  2. Tool use, from three lines of PythonOutline
  3. Long-running agents and checkpointsOutline
  4. The agent loop, from scratchOutline
  5. MCP, in the shape you'll use itOutline
  6. When agents should give upOutline

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