Overview
What this challenge is about.
Build a tool-calling agent for an internal reporting bot with four tools, then test it with 60 questions to earn a verifiable certificate.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Build an internal reporting agent that chains 4 tools correctly and survives a 60-question evaluation harness.
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Implement tool-calling and multi-step reasoning in an agent framework
- Design tool schemas that an LLM can call reliably
- Build an evaluation harness that catches tool-call hallucinations
- Communicate agent architecture and trade-offs in writing
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
Careers
Roles this prepares you for.
Real titles. Real skill bridges. Pick the one closest to your trajectory.
Career paths this builds toward
Canonical rolesAI Engineer
Building a tool-calling agent with a real evaluation harness is the day-to-day of AI engineers at any AI-product company.
This challenge sharpens
- agent-orchestration
- tool-calling
- structured-outputs
AI Solutions Architect
Defending framework choice and tool design in writing is the AI solutions architect's daily output in enterprise engagements.
This challenge sharpens
- agent-orchestration
- langchain-or-llamaindex
- agent-evaluation
AI Product Manager
Owning the eval harness and per-question-type breakdown lets a PM gate ship decisions on real evidence.
This challenge sharpens
- agent-evaluation
- tool-calling
- structured-outputs