CrazyBoyM c6a27ef1d7 feat: build an AI agent from 0 to 1 -- 11 progressive sessions
- 11 sessions from basic agent loop to autonomous teams
- Python MVP implementations for each session
- Mental-model-first docs in en/zh/ja
- Interactive web platform with step-through visualizations
- Incremental architecture: each session adds one mechanism
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# Learn Claude Code -- Build an AI Agent From Scratch
[English](./README.md) | [中文](./README-zh.md) | [日本語](./README-ja.md)
```
THE AGENT PATTERN
=================
User --> messages[] --> LLM --> response
|
stop_reason == "tool_use"?
/ \
yes no
| |
execute tools return text
append results
loop back -----------------> messages[]
That's it. Every AI coding agent is this loop.
Everything else is refinement.
```
**11 progressive sessions, from a simple loop to full autonomous teams.**
**Each session adds one mechanism. Each mechanism has one motto.**
> **s01**   *"Bash is all you need"* — one tool + one loop = an agent
>
> **s02**   *"The loop didn't change"* — adding tools means adding handlers, not logic
>
> **s03**   *"Plan before you act"* — visible plans improve task completion
>
> **s04**   *"Process isolation = context isolation"* — fresh messages[] per subagent
>
> **s05**   *"Load on demand, not upfront"* — inject knowledge via tool_result, not system prompt
>
> **s06**   *"Strategic forgetting"* — forget old context to enable infinite sessions
>
> **s07**   *"State survives /compact"* — file-based state outlives context compression
>
> **s08**   *"Fire and forget"* — non-blocking threads + notification queue
>
> **s09**   *"Append to send, drain to read"* — async mailboxes for persistent teammates
>
> **s10**   *"Same request_id, two protocols"* — one FSM pattern powers shutdown + plan approval
>
> **s11**   *"Poll, claim, work, repeat"* — no coordinator needed, agents self-organize
---
## The Core Pattern
```python
def agent_loop(messages):
while True:
response = client.messages.create(
model=MODEL, system=SYSTEM,
messages=messages, tools=TOOLS,
)
messages.append({"role": "assistant",
"content": response.content})
if response.stop_reason != "tool_use":
return
results = []
for block in response.content:
if block.type == "tool_use":
output = TOOL_HANDLERS[block.name](**block.input)
results.append({
"type": "tool_result",
"tool_use_id": block.id,
"content": output,
})
messages.append({"role": "user", "content": results})
```
Every session layers one mechanism on top of this loop -- without changing the loop itself.
## Quick Start
```sh
git clone https://github.com/shareAI-lab/learn-claude-code
cd learn-claude-code
pip install -r requirements.txt
cp .env.example .env # Edit .env with your ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
python agents/s01_agent_loop.py # Start here
python agents/s11_autonomous_agents.py # Full autonomous team
```
### Web Platform
Interactive visualizations, step-through diagrams, source viewer, and documentation.
```sh
cd web && npm install && npm run dev # http://localhost:3000
```
## Learning Path
```
Phase 1: THE LOOP Phase 2: PLANNING & KNOWLEDGE
================== ==============================
s01 The Agent Loop [1] s03 TodoWrite [5]
while + stop_reason TodoManager + nag reminder
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+-> s02 Tools [4] s04 Subagents [5]
dispatch map: name->handler fresh messages[] per child
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s05 Skills [5]
SKILL.md via tool_result
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s06 Compact [5]
3-layer compression
Phase 3: PERSISTENCE Phase 4: TEAMS
================== =====================
s07 Tasks [8] s09 Agent Teams [9]
file-based CRUD + deps graph teammates + JSONL mailboxes
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s08 Background Tasks [6] s10 Team Protocols [12]
daemon threads + notify queue shutdown + plan approval FSM
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s11 Autonomous Agents [14]
idle cycle + auto-claim
[N] = number of tools
```
## Architecture
```
learn-claude-code/
|
|-- agents/ # Python reference implementations (s01-s11 + full)
|-- docs/{en,zh,ja}/ # Mental-model-first documentation (3 languages)
|-- web/ # Interactive learning platform (Next.js)
|-- skills/ # Skill files for s05
+-- .github/workflows/ci.yml # CI: typecheck + build
```
## Documentation
Mental-model-first: problem, solution, ASCII diagram, minimal code.
Available in [English](./docs/en/) | [中文](./docs/zh/) | [日本語](./docs/ja/).
| Session | Topic | Motto |
|---------|-------|-------|
| [s01](./docs/en/s01-the-agent-loop.md) | The Agent Loop | *Bash is all you need* |
| [s02](./docs/en/s02-tool-use.md) | Tools | *The loop didn't change* |
| [s03](./docs/en/s03-todo-write.md) | TodoWrite | *Plan before you act* |
| [s04](./docs/en/s04-subagent.md) | Subagents | *Process isolation = context isolation* |
| [s05](./docs/en/s05-skill-loading.md) | Skills | *Load on demand, not upfront* |
| [s06](./docs/en/s06-context-compact.md) | Compact | *Strategic forgetting* |
| [s07](./docs/en/s07-task-system.md) | Tasks | *State survives /compact* |
| [s08](./docs/en/s08-background-tasks.md) | Background Tasks | *Fire and forget* |
| [s09](./docs/en/s09-agent-teams.md) | Agent Teams | *Append to send, drain to read* |
| [s10](./docs/en/s10-team-protocols.md) | Team Protocols | *Same request_id, two protocols* |
| [s11](./docs/en/s11-autonomous-agents.md) | Autonomous Agents | *Poll, claim, work, repeat* |
## License
MIT
---
**The model is the agent. Our job is to give it tools and stay out of the way.**