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FreeIntermediate · IBM watsonx Orchestrate · IBM Bob · IBM watsonx.ai · Python · English

Turn the Document Assistant into an Agent with IBM Bob and watsonx Orchestrate

Build, test and deploy a watsonx Orchestrate agent that reviews supplier contracts, using IBM Bob as your AI coding partner.

How do you want to learn?

Duration: 4 hours, live
Where: Classroom or remote
Lab setup: Your own free IBM trials
Certificate: On completion

After this course you can

01Turn Python functions into tested watsonx Orchestrate tools with IBM Bob.
02Give a tool its model credentials through an Orchestrate connection, never in code.
03Write agent instructions that fix the tool order and quote evidence word for word.
04Send every deviation and unclear result to a reviewer through an agentic workflow.
05Measure the agent's tools on held-out contracts against your Course 1 results, then deploy the agent to web chat.

Steps

Includes a 10-minute break. The at-home parts are set as homework.

From notebook to agentDecide which steps of the Course 1 notebook become tools, which the agent reasons about and which a person decides.Lab · Complete the agent design table and the acceptance test: the agent must match your Course 1 results on the held-out contracts.

Are you ready?

Made forFor developers, data and AI engineers and technical consultants who finished the ShopNow document assistant course, or have the same skills, and want to ship it as an agent.

You'll needThe course Build and Test a Document Assistant with IBM watsonx.ai, or the same skills: prompt-based extraction, validation and testing on a held-out set.Basic Python, YAML and terminal use.The IBM Cloud account and watsonx.ai project from that course.

Setup checklistInstructor-ledYour IBM Cloud account and watsonx.ai project from Course 1.A watsonx Orchestrate Trial instance and an IBM Bob trial, created in the 30-minute pre-work.Python 3.11 or later, Git and the Orchestrate ADK installed before the session.A laptop with a terminal and a browser. Remote attendees also need access to the live online session.

Create the Orchestrate and Bob trials just before the session: each lasts 30 days from creation.

Questions

Instructors

Rukhmah Aamir

AI and ML Engineer with experience in content creation and in end-to-end solution design and implementation.

I am an AI engineer who loves solving real data problems. I use AI to find patterns, automate repetitive work and turn messy data into insights teams can trust. I work with data cleaning, data preparation and tech products. In my courses, I focus on practical, hands-on learning.

Saleem Pothiwala

Data engineering, AI engineering, strategy

28+ years in data. Built Kermit Tech to help Nordic and Middle East enterprises turn data into competitive advantage. He helps teams build and use data and AI solutions, with hands-on experience across finance, research, and nonprofit organizations. An IBM StreamSets Black Belt, Saleem teaches through practical examples and guided exercises. His courses help learners turn technical concepts into skills they can use at work.