Strands Agents Hands-On: Build Your First Agent

**🤖 Build Your First AI Agent**

**Strands Agents Hands-On**

You’ll start from an empty Python file and finish with an agent that takes a request, decides what to do, calls the tools you gave it, and comes back with a real answer.

**🛠 What we’re building with**

Strands Agents, the open-source SDK from AWS.

You describe the job, hand the model a set of tools, and let it work out the order. A tool is just a Python function with a decorator on it

**🎯 What you’ll walk out with**

A clear sense of how an agent actually differs from a chatbot

The judgment to know when one is worth building

**👋 Who it’s for**

Any student or professional who wants to learn about building AI agents beginner level

**💻 What to bring**

A laptop and charger. We’ll send setup instructions beforehand so you arrive ready to build.

**📍 Details**

**📅 Monday, November 16, 2026**

**🕠 5:30 – 9:00 PM**

**📌 HSEC 2110, University of Minnesota Twin Cities**

**🎟 Free**

Hosted by the AWS Twin Cities User Group in pa