
From Zero to Hero: Building Your First AI Agent with LangGraph 🤖
Last Updated on September 9, 2025 by Editorial Team
Author(s): MahendraMedapati
Originally published on Towards AI.
Ever wondered what it’s like to have a personal AI assistant that actually thinks and acts on its own? Let me tell you about my journey from complete confusion to building production-ready AI agents.
Picture this: You’re 20 minutes into what should be your career-defining demo. The client’s eyes are glued to your screen as your “revolutionary” AI agent starts… asking the same question. Again. And again.
The article recounts the author’s experience of creating AI agents, detailing failures and the lessons learned from them. It explains the difference between traditional AI models and true AI agents, the current fascination with AI agents, and the process of building one, including the necessary components such as content classification, entity extraction, summarization, and generating actionable insights. Various pitfalls and solutions are highlighted, along with advanced features for improving the agents. The article concludes by encouraging readers to apply the lessons learned to create their own AI agents.
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