The Agents Lab: Build Your Custom Agent

​The future of work is agentic — and this workshop is your on-ramp.

​In Build Your Custom Agent, you’ll learn how to design, customize, and activate your own AI agent using OpenAI’s Custom GPT builder. Think of this as Level 2 in the Agent Journey — the step after prompting, but before multi-chain automation and developer frameworks.

​We’ll cover:

• ​Contextual Grounding: How strong prompting is the foundation for any agent.

• ​Hands-On Build: Step-by-step walkthrough of creating a custom agent (no coding required).

• ​Personalization: Align your agent to your specific workflow, business, or creative use case.

• ​What’s Next: A preview of non-coding multi-step agent flows to show where the journey leads.

​By the end, you’ll walk away with:

• ​A fully functional custom agent you can use and share

• ​A clear understanding of how custom GPTs fit into the broader agent ecosystem

• ​Next steps to continue your journey into automation and advanced agent design

​Who Should Come

​To get the best experience, you should be comfortable with:

• ​Using ChatGPT or similar tools

• ​Writing basic prompts with context and instructions

• ​Navigating AI dashboards (creating new projects, adjusting settings)

​➡️ Level: Intermediate — Early Agent Territory

​Prerequisites

• ​A free or paid ChatGPT account

• ​Laptop or tablet to build during the session