The Plain-English Guide to AI Agents
A Plain-English Guide to Building Claude AI AgentsBy Miles Draper
Length4h 13m
About this audiobook
You keep hearing about Claude AI and AI agents, but every explanation sounds like it was written for engineers. You don't need theory. You need to know what to actually do. This book walks you through it in plain English, starting with your first ten minutes in Claude and ending with a working agent that handles real tasks. Along the way you'll learn how to write prompts that get useful answers, automate email and meeting notes, and connect Claude to the tools you already use. There's also a full chapter on fixing mistakes and hallucinations, plus a 30-day playbook to keep you moving. By the last page, you'll be able to build simple agents and put them to work with confidence. If you've been waiting for a straightforward place to start, this is it.
Audiobook details
GenreTechnology
Length4 hrs 13 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 13, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2What Claude AI Actually Is (and Isn't)
3Your First 10 Minutes with Claude
4The One Skill That Changes Everything: Clear Prompting
5Everyday Automation: Save Hours on Email, Docs, and Meetings
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6Research and Learning at 10x Speed
7From Chat to Agent: What Makes an AI Agent Different
8Building Your First Agent with Claude
9Connecting Claude to Your Tools
10Agents That Handle Real Work: Scheduling, Invoicing, and Follow-Ups
11When Claude Gets It Wrong: Fixing Mistakes and Hallucinations
12Making It Reliable: Testing and Improving Your Agents
13Scaling Up: From One Agent to a Team of Helpers
14Staying Safe and Ethical with AI Agents
15Give Claude a Memory: Projects, Files, and Custom Instructions
16Put Claude on a Schedule: Triggers, Watchers, and Handoffs
17Your 30-Day AI Agent Playbook
18About the Author
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