Antigravity for Developers: Building Agent-First Applications Training Course

Introduction to Agent-First Development

• Core concepts of autonomous and semi-autonomous agents
• Adopting an agent-first architectural mindset
• Evaluating the appropriate use cases for agent-driven workflows

Exploring the Antigravity IDE

• Workspace layout, navigation, and organization
• Overview of the editor, browser pane, and terminal
• Configuring the development environment for optimal performance

Building Your First Agent-Driven Application

• Project initialization and setup procedures
• Defining specific agent roles and capabilities
• Executing agents within the live development environment

Deep Dive into the Agent Manager

• Managing the lifecycle of multiple agents
• Coordinating collaboration between agents
• Monitoring agent states and activity logs

Agent Tools: Terminal, Browser, and Execution Environment

• Implementing live debugging workflows
• Utilizing the browser view for agent-led tasks
• Executing agent commands via the terminal interface

Integrating Agents into Application Logic

• Chaining workflows and orchestrating tasks
• Aligning agent behavior with core business logic
• Patterns for persistence, memory management, and data handling

Testing, Reliability, and Safety Considerations

• Developing testing strategies for agent-first systems
• Ensuring agent behavior remains predictable and secure
• Implementing robust error handling and fallback mechanisms

Deploying Agent-First Applications

• Preparing applications for production environments
• Reviewing deployment options and pipeline configurations
• Monitoring agent performance post-deployment

Summary and Next Steps