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AI Agents in SkillShop

SkillShop’s AI agent system provides powerful, specialized assistants that can perform complex educational tasks like curriculum design, content creation, assessment generation, and learning support. These agents combine advanced language models with specialized tools to deliver intelligent, context-aware assistance.

System Agents

Pre-built specialists for common educational tasks

Custom Agents

Create your own agents tailored to specific needs

Workflow Agents

Orchestrate multiple agents for complex processes

Agent Tools

Powerful capabilities agents can use to access data and perform actions

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What Are AI Agents?

AI agents in SkillShop are specialized AI assistants designed for specific educational tasks. Each agent combines:
  • Dynamic System Prompts: Define the agent’s personality, expertise, and behavior with template variables for personalized responses
  • Language Models: Power the agent’s reasoning and communication abilities
  • Tools: Enable agents to access data, search content, create assessments, and more
  • Memory: Maintain context across conversations for continuity
Think of agents as expert colleagues who specialize in different areas of education - from curriculum design to student tutoring - and can work together on complex projects.

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Key Features

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Specialized Expertise

Each agent is designed for specific educational roles:
  • Curriculum Designer: Creates comprehensive learning paths and educational structures
  • Assessment Designer: Develops quizzes, tests, and evaluation instruments
  • Content Creator: Generates educational materials and resources
  • Learning Tutor: Provides personalized student support and guidance

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Tool Integration

Agents can use powerful tools to:
  • Search and analyze educational content
  • Access SkillShop’s database of topics, skills, and assessments
  • Create and manage learning plans and modules
  • Generate code, documents, and multimedia content
  • Integrate with external services like Google Sheets and Google Docs

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Conversational Intelligence

  • Maintain context across multiple interactions
  • Understand complex, multi-part requests
  • Provide detailed explanations and reasoning
  • Ask clarifying questions when needed

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Workflow Orchestration

Advanced workflow agents can:
  • Execute multiple agents in sequence or parallel
  • Route tasks to appropriate specialists
  • Schedule recurring educational tasks
  • Iterate on content until quality standards are met

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Getting Started

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Explore System Agents

Start by trying the pre-built system agents available in SkillShop. Navigate to the Agents section and explore agents like the Curriculum Designer or Assessment Designer.
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Understand Agent Tools

Learn about the tools agents can use to access data and perform actions. This will help you understand what agents can accomplish.
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Create Custom Agents

Once familiar with the system, create your own agents tailored to your specific educational needs and workflows.
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Build Workflows

Combine multiple agents into workflows for complex, multi-step educational processes.

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Agent Types

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Regular Agents

Standard AI assistants that respond to individual requests using their specialized knowledge and tools. Perfect for:
  • Answering questions about educational topics
  • Creating individual pieces of content
  • Analyzing and evaluating materials
  • Providing tutoring and support

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Workflow Agents

Orchestrate multiple agents or execute complex, multi-step processes. Ideal for:
  • Sequential Workflows: Step-by-step content creation pipelines
  • Scheduled Workflows: Automated recurring educational tasks
  • Loop Workflows: Iterative improvement processes
  • Router Workflows: Intelligent task delegation to appropriate specialists
Start with regular agents to understand the basics, then explore workflow agents for more complex educational processes.

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Common Use Cases

Use the Curriculum Designer agent to create comprehensive learning paths, organize topics hierarchically, and structure educational content into coherent progressions.
The Assessment Designer can generate quizzes, tests, and evaluation rubrics tailored to specific learning objectives and difficulty levels.
Content Creator agents can produce educational materials, lesson plans, explanations, and multimedia content across various subjects and formats.
Learning Tutor agents provide personalized assistance, answer student questions, and adapt explanations to individual learning styles.
Workflow agents can automate routine educational administration like progress tracking, report generation, and curriculum reviews.

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Next Steps

Ready to start using AI agents in SkillShop? Here’s what to explore next:

Try System Agents

Learn how to interact with and use the pre-built system agents

Explore Agent Tools

Understand the powerful capabilities agents have access to

Create Custom Agents

Build your own specialized agents for unique educational needs

Build Workflows

Orchestrate multiple agents for complex educational processes