Foundation
Vendor-neutral patterns, open standards and open-source frameworks.
AI Fundamentals
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ML 101
AI FundamentalsFoundationML fundamentals: problem types, data prep and leakage, over/underfitting, evaluation metrics, serving and monitoring, neural networks.
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Generative AI 101
AI FundamentalsFoundationGenAI 101 v3.0: Sparse MoE, LLM vs. SLM & MaaS vs. VPC selection, System 2 reasoning (thinking_level & Adaptive Thinking), L0–L4 agents & 5-Layer Protocol Stack.
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Prompt Engineering
AI FundamentalsFoundationExplicit criteria & false-positive control, contrast few-shot pairs, Adaptive Thinking & effort, strict JSON schemas & tool_choice, validation-retry loops, batch SLAs & multi-pass review.
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Agent Architecture & Protocols
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Agentic Design Patterns
Agent Architecture & ProtocolsFoundationCore agent patterns: prompt chaining, routing, parallelization, reflection, tool use, planning, multi-agent orchestration and human-in-the-loop.
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Context Engineering & Reliability
Agent Architecture & ProtocolsFoundationContext budgets, sliding-window trimming, compaction, tool-result clearing, scratchpads, just-in-time retrieval, sessions vs. memory and subagent context isolation.
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Agent Development Kit (ADK)
Agent Architecture & ProtocolsFoundationMulti-language agent framework (Python, TS, Go, Java, Kotlin): LlmAgent, ManagedAgent (Interactions API), ADK 2.0 Workflows, Gemini 4 Argon routing, MCP/A2A, Skills, eval, and Agent Runtime.
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Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Agent Architecture & ProtocolsFoundationVendor-neutral MCP guide: primitives, resource catalogs, tool descriptions, structured isError handling, transports, server scoping, OAuth and security.
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Agent2Agent (A2A)
Agent Architecture & ProtocolsFoundationOpen A2A v1.0 & agentic interoperability: Agent Cards, task lifecycle, AgentTool vs A2A boundaries, A2UI/AG-UI/MCP UI generative UI, and AP2/x402 commerce.
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Knowledge & Retrieval
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Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Knowledge & RetrievalFoundationChunking, dense/sparse/hybrid retrieval, reranking, agentic RAG, GraphRAG, access control, caching and RAG evaluation.
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Knowledge Engineering
Knowledge & RetrievalFoundationTurn raw enterprise data into clean, traceable, permission-aware agent knowledge: parsing, chunking, provenance, hybrid & graph indexes, typed tools.
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AgentOps & Responsible AI
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AgentOps: Evals, Observability & Cost
AgentOps & Responsible AIFoundation3-tier evals & autoraters, pass@k vs. pass^k, OpenTelemetry gen_ai.* tracing, shadow/A/B rollouts, feedback flywheels, runtimes & heavy-tail FinOps.
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Responsible AI: Guardrails, Safety & Governance
AgentOps & Responsible AIFoundationAlignment vs. application guardrails, prompt-injection defenses, human-in-the-loop routing, fairness audits, privacy and governance controls.
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Agentic Coding Practices
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Vibe Coding
Agentic Coding PracticesFoundationVibe coding spectrum, swarm prototyping & worktrees, Claude Code/Antigravity/Cloud Workstations/GKE sandboxes, and PoC-verified security remediation.
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Spec-Driven Development (IDD)
Agentic Coding PracticesFoundationSpec-first engineering (IDD/SDD): 6-phase workflow, SKILL.md 3-level progressive disclosure, GCPSkillRegistry, Antigravity/Claude hooks & agents-cli eval gates.
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Google models and Google Cloud agent products.
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Gemini & Google Models
GoogleGemini 4 Argon, Gemini 3.8 Flash/Live/TTS, Model Garden MaaS vs self-hosted, agentic routing, Interactions API, Gemma 4, Nano Banana 2.1, Veo 3.1 & SynthID.
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Gemini Enterprise & Low-Code Agents
GoogleGemini Enterprise (ex-Agentspace): editions, grounding, Workflow Builder, ADK/A2A registration, governance, CX Agent Studio flows & handoff, low vs pro-code.
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Antigravity & Agents CLI
GoogleGoogle Antigravity (App, agy CLI, IDE, SDK): customizations, subagents, sandboxing, Cloud Workstations and Agents CLI to build, eval and deploy ADK agents.
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Agent Platform: Build, Retrieve & Run
GoogleGemini Enterprise Agent Platform: Managed Agents API, Agent Runtime, Sessions, Memory Bank, retrieval, 2-step simulation, observability & prompt optimization.
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Agent Platform: Identity, Security & Governance
GoogleSecure and govern Google Cloud agents: Agent Identity, auth manager, PAB, Agent Gateway & Registry, Model Armor, VPC-SC, CMEK, audit logs and HITL.
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Anthropic
Claude models, the Claude API, Claude Code and the Claude Agent SDK.
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Anthropic & Claude Models
AnthropicClaude 4.6/4.7+ family & ecosystem, Adaptive Thinking (effort tiers), Constitutional AI (RLAIF), mechanistic interpretability (SAEs) & RSP ASL-3.
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Claude Platform & API
AnthropicProduction Claude API engineering: tool use, structured outputs and schema design, validation loops, caching, batches, review and calibration.
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Claude Code
AnthropicClaude Code in depth: permissions, CLAUDE.md hierarchy, hooks, subagents, skills, slash commands, plan mode, built-in tools, MCP, CI review and Vertex AI.
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Claude Agent SDK
AnthropicClaude Agent SDK and agent orchestration: loops, stop_reason, subagents, hooks, sessions, tool errors, escalation, provenance and Managed Agents.
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