Get early access to 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