Agents and Workflows — Claude on Vertex AI
A short Claude Academy lesson on choosing predetermined workflows or tool-using agents for multi-step applications.
What you’ll learn in Agents and Workflows — Claude on Vertex AI
Agents and Workflows is lesson 60 in Claude Academy’s 66-lesson Claude with Google Cloud’s Vertex AI course. The saved resource is a two-minute lesson, rather than a standalone course. It explains when to use a predefined sequence of model calls and when to let Claude choose steps using a goal and tools. An image-to-CAD example illustrates an evaluator-optimizer loop: produce a result, grade it, and revise it when needed. Use this lesson for a quick architecture decision, then follow the surrounding course for implementation context. The lesson does not implement the workflow for you.
Who it’s for
Developers deciding how to structure multi-step Claude applications.
Consider another course if
Nontechnical beginners seeking a complete introduction or learners expecting a standalone credential.