25 tested guides · Updated October 2026
Practical guides to building AI agents
Step-by-step, tested how-tos for connecting agents to real apps, setting up MCP servers, and fixing the errors you'll hit. Real code, no hype.
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What an AI agent is and the core concepts: LLMs, tools, memory, planning and MCP.
Core concepts covered: LLMs, tools, memory, planning and MCP.
Connect agents to apps
Wire an agent into Gmail, Slack, WhatsApp, databases and more.
- Connect an AI Agent to HubSpot with n8n
- Connect an AI Agent to Stripe with n8n
- How to Connect an AI Agent to a Database (Safe Text-to-SQL)
- How to Connect an AI Agent to Gmail (Python + Gmail API, Draft-Only)
- How to Connect an AI Agent to Notion (Python + API)
- How to Connect an AI Agent to Slack (Bolt + Python)
- How to Connect an AI Agent to Telegram (python-telegram-bot)
- How to Connect an AI Agent to WhatsApp (Cloud API + Python)
MCP server setup guides
Build, connect and secure Model Context Protocol servers.
Build an agent that does X
End-to-end recipes for agents that do real jobs.
Framework how-tos
Task-focused guides for n8n, the OpenAI Agents SDK, LangGraph and others.
