Building AI Agents with Shell Scripts

Explore the concept of AI agents through the lens of shell scripting in this 34-minute Devoxx conference talk. Discover how to leverage familiar developer tools like CLI and pipes to create AI systems. Learn about the evolution of shells, from traditional options to modern alternatives like zsh, fish, and Nushell. Gain insights into building AI agents using Nushell's tabular data management capabilities and Couchbase as a vector database. Understand the iterative process of input processing, action-taking, and output generation in AI agent systems. Examine various approaches to constructing AI agents, including workflow engines, no-code solutions, and coding techniques. Acquire practical knowledge on implementing AI agents from a generalist developer's perspective, emphasizing the power of shell scripting in AI development.