Lesson 3 of 87 min
Learning goal: Distinguish model, provider, application, API and agent in any AI product.
A model processes input; a provider develops or operates it; an application supplies the interface and features; an API lets software request output; an agent combines a model, goal, tools and multiple steps. Products using the same model can behave differently because their instructions, tools and data differ.
Research assistant = model + search + documents + review UI.
Crediting every feature to the model alone.
Identify these layers in one product.
Curated workflow shortcuts from the Academy library — not necessarily native Claude commands.
What makes a workflow agentic?
Answer: Goals, tools, observations and further decisions.