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Imagine having a helpful companion that lives in your computer. One that remembers your preferences, answers your questions, helps you plan your day, and even takes care of small tasks for you. Not a rigid script that follows pre-programmed rules, but something more flexible: an assistant that can understand what you want, figure out how to do it, and learn from each interaction.

That's what we're going to build together in this book: an AI agent, a program powered by a language model that can perceive its environment, make decisions, and take actions to achieve goals. Unlike a simple chatbot that just responds to messages, an agent can use tools, remember context, plan ahead, and work through complex tasks step by step.