level-2-intermediate/README.md
Level 2 — Intermediate
You are: comfortable using AI daily. You will become: a builder — someone who can build agents, RAG systems, MCP servers, evals, and cost-controlled workflows. Typical time: 60–90 days at 4–8 hours/week.

Prerequisites
- Level 1 exit criteria met — see
../LEVEL-MAP.md - Comfortable in a terminal
- Basic Python or TypeScript
- Familiarity with git and GitHub
- A codebase or dataset of your own to anchor examples on
Exit criteria
You've moved to Level 3 when: - You've built 3 real custom agents on your own stack - You've deployed at least one MCP server - You've built a RAG pipeline over your own docs - You have an eval harness with regression testing - You can articulate cost per workflow in dollars - For companies: eval framework live, observability platform running, first agents in production
Tracks
individual/— 12 core modules + 1 bonus for personal capabilitycompany/— 8 modules for org-level capabilityrepos/— 4 public GitHub repos backing the core walkthroughs — read the overviewshared/— templates and briefseli10/— plain-language companions for each big concept
Working code repositories
| Repo | For walkthrough | Domain |
|---|---|---|
lease-abstractor |
02-build-first-agent |
Real estate |
support-triage-agent |
03-build-second-agent |
Any (SaaS, e-commerce, services, agency) |
diligence-agent |
04-build-third-agent |
Any (M&A, vendor, CRE, contracts) |
belle-mcp-server |
05-mcp-server |
Real estate |
How to work Level 2
- Pick one of the three agent walkthroughs (
02,03,04) and build it end-to-end. Not skimmed. Built. - Then build an MCP server (
05) exposing your own data. - Then build a RAG pipeline (
06) over your own docs. - Then wrap the eval harness (
07) around all of them. - Then optimize cost (
08). - Everything else deepens what you've built.
- Bonus:
individual/13-combine-two-agents— chain two of your agents into a real system
If you finish this level, you can build real AI systems on your own stack.