Build a Tool-Using Agent in 80 Lines of Python
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Anthropic API, two tools, a real loop, an iteration cap, and the error path most tutorials skip. No framework.
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# Build a Tool-Using Agent in 80 Lines of Python
[#ai](https://dev.to/t/ai)[#agents](https://dev.to/t/agents)[#tutorial](https://dev.to/t/tutorial)[#python](https://dev.to/t/python)
* **Book:**[AI Agents Pocket Guide](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GYJZ2XJD)
* **My project:**[Hermes IDE](https://hermes-ide.com/) | [GitHub](https://github.com/hermes-hq/hermes-ide) — an IDE for developers who ship with C
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Posted on Apr 27
# Build a Tool-Using Agent in 80 Lines of Python
[#ai](https://dev.to/t/ai)[#agents](https://dev.to/t/agents)[#tutorial](https://dev.to/t/tutorial)[#python](https://dev.to/t/python)
* **Book:**[AI Agents Pocket Guide](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GYJZ2XJD)
* **My project:**[Hermes IDE](https://hermes-ide.com/) | [GitHub](https://github.com/hermes-hq/hermes-ide) — an IDE for developers who ship with C
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