AGENTIC AI IN ACTION - Volume 1 of 2 8 Real-World Projects with Local & API Models Most AI books stop at chatbots. This one shows you how to build systems that actually do things - plan, decide, use tools, and act on their own, using both local models and API models. Volume 1 lays the foundation with eight complete, working projects you can build chapter by chapter: Chapter 1 - Your First Agentic AI SystemChapter 2 - AI Research AgentChapter 3 - Autonomous File Organiser AgentChapter 4 - Multi-Step Code Debugger AgentChapter 5 - Resume Screening AgentChapter 6 - PDF Q&A AgentChapter 7 - SQL Query AgentChapter 8 - Email Draft & Send AgentEach project includes complete, working code, clear explanations of the underlying agentic patterns, and practical guidance for running it with either local or API-based models - no fluff, no toy examples. This is Volume 1 of a two-volume set. Volume 2 continues with seven more advanced projects, plus the Conclusion, Glossary, and Appendix. (The complete, unsplit book is also available as a single ebook edition.) Whether you're a developer, student, or engineer looking to move beyond prompt-and-response AI into building autonomous systems, this book gives you working code and a clear mental model to start from.