Agent SDKs & Frameworks · TRACK 02/05
Provider Agent SDKs
First-party stacks from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Vercel, hands-on.
// THE TRACK
01 · START HEREClaude Agent SDKUnderstand what the Claude Agent SDK gives you out of the box — the same harness that powers Claude Code — and when to use it over raw API calls.BEGINNEROpenAI Agents SDKLearn the three primitives the OpenAI Agents SDK is built on — agents, handoffs, and guardrails — and how they snap together into a working app.BEGINNERGoogle ADKUnderstand Google ADK's code-first approach to agents — workflow agents, tools, and deployment on Vertex AI — and where it fits in the ecosystem.INTERMEDIATEVercel AI SDKUnderstand what the Vercel AI SDK gives you — a provider-agnostic TypeScript layer for streaming, tool calls, and structured output — and when it's the right starting point.BEGINNERProvider SDK ComparisonCompare the Claude Agent SDK, OpenAI Agents SDK, and Google ADK head-to-head — their core primitives, multi-agent models, and how tightly each ties you to one model provider.INTERMEDIATEStrands AgentsLearn how AWS's open-source Strands Agents SDK takes a model-driven approach to the agent loop — letting the model plan and call tools — and where it fits alongside Bedrock.INTERMEDIATEProvider SDK vs FrameworkDecide between a model provider's own agent SDK and a third-party framework by weighing portability, multi-provider needs, ecosystem, and how much orchestration you actually require.INTERMEDIATEGoogle ADK & A2AYou will understand what Google's Agent Development Kit offers, how it structures agents and tools across languages, and how its built-in A2A support lets agents talk to each other.INTERMEDIATEOpenAI Agents SDK HandoffsYou will understand how the OpenAI Agents SDK coordinates multiple agents through handoffs, enforces guardrails, and traces runs, and how it relates to the earlier Swarm experiment.INTERMEDIATE