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Building an AI Agent from Scratch with Claude Code
January 6, 2026 1:24:30 2.4K views
We dive deep into building autonomous AI agents using Claude Code, MCP servers, and the new agentic capabilities. Watch us ship a real product live.
Show Notes
## What We Cover
In this episode, we build a complete AI agent from scratch using Claude Code and the Anthropic API. Here's what you'll learn:
- **Setting up Claude Code** - Getting your environment ready for agentic development
- **Understanding MCP** - How Model Context Protocol enables powerful tool use
- **Building the Agent** - Step-by-step implementation of an autonomous coding assistant
- **Shipping Live** - Watch us deploy and test in real-time
## Key Timestamps
- 0:00 - Introduction and setup
- 12:30 - Understanding the Claude Code architecture
- 28:45 - Implementing our first MCP server
- 45:00 - Building the agent loop
- 1:02:00 - Testing and debugging
- 1:15:00 - Deployment and wrap-up
## Code Repository
All the code from this episode is available on GitHub. Check the links below.