curriculum // skill tree
11 modules. One agency-grade skill set.
Six questions place you on the ladder. Open any module you already know, answer its four questions correctly, and it is marked EXEMPT — you only train the gaps.
Automation Engine Core: Triggers, the HTTP Request Piece & Data Mapping
/automation-engine-core
Webhook Fundamentals: Secure Routing & Validation
/webhook-fundamentals
API Authentication Patterns: OAuth2, API Keys & JWT
/api-auth-patterns
requires: webhook-fundamentals
Data Shaping & Validation: Trusted Records, Safe Coercion & Quarantine
/data-shaping-and-validation
requires: automation-engine-core
Files & Documents: Encodings, CSV, PDF Extraction & Safe Intake
/files-and-documents
requires: automation-engine-core
Flow Testing & Release: Versioning, Golden Runs & Safe Rollout
/flow-testing-and-release
requires: automation-engine-core
LLM Integration Basics: Prompts, Tokens & Structured Output
/llm-integration-basics
requires: automation-engine-core
The Agency-Grade Pipeline: Fault-Tolerant Client Automations
/agency-grade-pipeline
requires: api-auth-patterns + llm-integration-basics
Agentic Automations: Tool Design, Bounded Loops & Injection Resistance
/agentic-automations
requires: llm-integration-basics + rag-knowledge-systems
Concurrency & Rate Limits: Races, Ordering, Backpressure & Fairness
/concurrency-and-rate-limits
requires: agency-grade-pipeline
RAG Knowledge Systems: pgvector, Chunking & Semantic Caching
/rag-knowledge-systems
requires: llm-integration-basics