Competencies: AI & ML > AI Agents & Orchestration

AI Agents & Orchestration

Body of Knowledge

Topic Description Relevance Career Tracks

Agent Fundamentals

ReAct pattern, tool use, planning, memory, autonomous reasoning loops.

Critical

AI Engineer, ML Engineer

LangChain/LangGraph

Chains, agents, tools, memory, LangGraph for stateful multi-step workflows.

High

AI Engineer, Backend Developer

Function Calling

Tool schemas, structured outputs, function calling patterns, error handling.

Critical

AI Engineer, Backend Developer

Claude SDK/Anthropic

Messages API, tool use, Claude Code SDK, streaming, batch processing.

High

AI Engineer

OpenAI Assistants API

Threads, runs, file search, code interpreter, assistant configuration.

High

AI Engineer

Multi-Agent Systems

Agent collaboration, orchestration, handoffs, consensus, agent-to-agent communication.

Medium

AI Engineer, Research

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Anthropic MCP, tool servers, resource providers, cross-application AI context.

Medium

AI Engineer, Platform Engineer

Agentic Workflows

Planning agents, reflection, self-correction, human-in-the-loop, approval flows.

High

AI Engineer, Product Engineer

Memory and State

Conversation memory, long-term memory, knowledge graphs, state management.

High

AI Engineer, ML Engineer

Agent Evaluation

Task completion, safety testing, cost analysis, latency, reliability metrics.

High

AI Engineer, QA

Personal Status

Topic Level Evidence Active Projects Gaps

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