TechLAB × Cambermast
AI Automation with Agents Workshop
Six-week cohort for applied agent builders
Automate internal processes with AI agents that act like team members, across six weeks of guided practice.
The AI Automation with Agents Workshop is a live, six-week cohort on automating internal processes with reliable AI agents. We tackle real-world scenarios where an agent behaves like a teammate, coordinating steps and escalating to people when necessary.
Across weekly 2-hour sessions you will design, build, and optimize agents using tools like n8n, OpenAI, and best-practice API integrations. That way your team leaves with something running.
Duration
Six weeks, 2-hour commitment per week
Format
- 🔴 Live online
- 🏫 In-person available
Cost
$1,749 per person (virtual cohort)
Ready to plan
Lock in your team’s session
Set dates, pick the delivery format, and tailor examples to your workflows.
What to expect
Environment
💙 Learn in a supportive, judgment-free environment
In-person
Custom fees for SF Bay Area or on-site sessions
Done-for-you option
Request a quote if you prefer us to build the agents for you
Support
Includes 30-day coaching and monitoring check-ins
What you’ll learn
- Understand what an AI agent is, how it works, and when to keep humans in the loop.
- Build production-ready n8n automations that orchestrate AI models, APIs, and business rules.
- Optimize agents for cost, latency, and reliability, with monitoring plans to match.
Prerequisites
- Comfort working with APIs, webhooks, or automation tools like Zapier and n8n.
- Active accounts for the AI providers you plan to use (OpenAI, Anthropic, or Azure OpenAI).
- Access to a realistic process or dataset you want to automate.
Results you can use
- A working agent that automates a real scenario from your business.
- Blueprint documenting architecture, prompts, and integration patterns.
- Checklists for human handoffs, escalation, and monitoring.
- Optimization plan to keep usage costs predictable.
Agenda
Week 1: Agent Foundations
- Define what AI agents are, how they orchestrate tools, and where they excel.
- Map a target process, decision points, and human checkpoints.
- Set up secure access to APIs, knowledge bases, and action nodes.
Week 2: Opportunity Mapping & Scoping
- Prioritize candidate workloads based on impact, complexity, and data access.
- Design human-in-the-loop checkpoints that keep people informed.
- Draft success metrics and reliability thresholds for your agent.
Week 3: Build Core Agent Loops
- Assemble n8n workflows that call AI models, parse responses, and trigger APIs.
- Frame prompts and instructions that make the agent trustworthy.
- Prototype audit trails and safe fallbacks before production.
Week 4: Guardrails and Human Handoffs
- Implement routing logic that escalates decisions to the right humans.
- Add validation steps, retries, and structured outputs to reduce errors.
- Document standard operating procedures for exception handling.
Week 5: Observability & Optimization
- Run evaluation loops to monitor accuracy, latency, and cost.
- Tune prompts, memory strategies, and caching for efficiency.
- Instrument alerts and dashboards so issues surface fast.
Week 6: Launch & Scale Roadmap
- Define rollout plans, SLAs, and documentation for your team.
- Plan additional agent use cases and integrations.
- Schedule follow-up coaching and monitoring checkpoints.
Included in this workshop
- Agent architecture handbook with reusable modules and prompts.
- Configuration checklists and runbooks for on-call responders.
- 30-day support channel to review logs and iterate on automations.
“The team left with a production-ready agent plus the knowledge to keep improving it.”
What learners are saying
“We shipped a working n8n agent that now triages customer requests overnight. The coaching around guardrails and monitoring was priceless.”
About your trainer
Bill Raymond
Founder, Cambermast LLC
Bill has delivered AI automations and agent pilots for startups and enterprises, helping teams balance speed with responsible deployment.
- Author of the Bill Talks AI newsletter.
- Founding member of the AI Collective.
- NASA award winner.
- Microsoft MVP.
- Host of the Agile in Action podcast with 130+ episodes.
Frequently asked questions
What technical skills should our team have?
A basic understanding of APIs or automation platforms is ideal. We provide pre-work to get everyone on the same page before the workshop.
Can you build the automation for us?
Yes. If you would rather have the agent delivered for you, request a custom quote and we will scope a build-and-handoff engagement.
Do you offer on-site workshops?
We regularly run in-person sessions in the SF Bay Area and can travel for private company engagements.
Where can I review the Training Terms & Conditions?
These answers complement Cambermast's Training Terms & Conditions.
Next step
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