Build Your Own Coding Agent

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Build a coding agent in pure Python. No LangChain or vector DBs. Learn to orchestrate Claude, DeepSeek, or Ollama with raw HTTP requests. Includes full source code for Nanocode.

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Build Your Own Coding Agent14 chapters

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  1. Preface

  2. Chapter 1: The Zero Magic Manifesto

  3. Chapter 2: The Raw Request

  4. Chapter 3: The Infinite Loop

  5. Chapter 4: The Universal Adapter

  6. Chapter 5: The Tool Protocol

  7. Chapter 6: The Scratchpad (Memory)

  8. Chapter 7: The Safety Harness (Planner Mode)

  9. Chapter 8: The Context Pipeline (Map & Search)

  10. Chapter 9: The Reality Check (Running Code)

  11. Chapter 10: Going Dark (Local Models)

  12. Chapter 11: The Extension (Web Search)

  13. Chapter 12: The Capstone (Building a Game)

  14. Acknowledgments