Building AI Agents in Python Using Github Copilot SDK

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1. Building AI Agents in Python Copilot Dev Days | Trivandrum Using Github Copilot SDK
2. whoami 2 Adarsh Divakaran Python Developer Advocate @ SerpApi Microsoft MVP in Python
3. AGENDA 01 INTRO Intro to Copilot SDK What are AI Agents 02 AGENT SETUP Choosing an LLM System Prompt Copilot Sessions 03 DATA & TOOLS Tools MCP Skills Copilot Hooks & Permissions 04 FINALE Demo Agent Next Steps 3
4. LLMs - Trained an huge amounts of Data - Good at a large number of tasks 4
5. Interacting with LLMs - Most popular way: Chat Fix writing, identify errors in code, summarize PDFs, etc. 5
6. LLMs are capable to do more than just chat. AI agent is an AI system that can autonomously plan and execute multi-step actions toward a goal. Agents usually have specialized tools: Bash, Websearch, LSP - Claude Code: Agentic coding system - Lovable: Agentic Website builder Agents
7. Chatbot vs Agent 7 A chatbot answers; an agent does work under rules set by the host application. Chatbot flow: User message -> Model response Agent flow: User goal -> App context -> Model -> Tool or question -> Result -> Final output - the model is not the whole product - the host application controls the loop, tools, permissions, and user experience
8. Choosing an LLM Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. SOCIAL 22% PAID 10% ORGANIC SEARCH 70% REFERRAL 8% 8 - Benchmarks - Costs - Reasoning model - Context Window
9. Choosing an LLM 9 Things to compare: - Does the model follow instructions well? Can it call tools reliably? - Is it fast enough for the UI? - Do we need a hosted model or a local model?
10. Writing Helper App Demo
11. Whats Next 11 - Memory: Persist information across sessions - Agent Orchestration: Multiple Agents - Evals: Testing model outputs - Observability: Logs, tracing tools
12. References 12 - The Missing Playbook for AI Agents - Blog post by Kumar Anirudha - AI Agent for beginners - Github repo by Microsoft - A practical guide to building agents - Guide by OpenAI - Building effective agents - Guide by Anthropic - Patterns for Building AI Agents - Free Ebook by Mastra
13. Questions? 13
14. THANK YOU Copilot Dev Days | Trivandrum Python Community