Zero to Agent: Build with Primary AI #SFTechWeek
Build an Agentic Workflow That Actually Works 🚀
Most people can get an AI agent working in a demo. Getting it to work reliably inside a real application is a different problem.
This is a hands-on build session for engineers, founders, and AI builders who want to move beyond prototypes and understand what it actually takes to ship agentic workflows.
We’ll start with an empty project and build an agentic workflow with Primary AI, step by step. You’ll follow along on your own laptop as we set up the workflow, connect tools, manage state, and debug what happens when things don’t go as planned.
We’ll then walk through the RocketRide demo to see how these patterns translate into a real application — including what happens when an agent produces an output that looks correct but something underneath has actually gone wrong.
Bring a laptop. You’ll be building with us, not watching slides.
🛠️ What We’ll Cover
Setting up an agentic workflow in Primary AI from scratch
Wiring up tools and handling incorrect or unexpected tool calls
Managing context and state across multiple steps
Walking through the RocketRide demo and how it approaches these problems
Debugging agentic workflows and figuring out what actually failed
Understanding the gap between an impressive demo and a reliable production system
📅 Agenda
6:30 PM — Check-in + Networking
6:45 PM — Start Building from Scratch
7:05 PM — Tools, Context + State
7:30 PM — RocketRide Demo Walkthrough
7:50 PM — Debugging + What Breaks in Real Apps
8:05 PM — Q&A + Networking
8:30 PM — Wrap Up
👥 Who This Is For
This session is for:
Engineers building AI-powered applications
Founders working on AI products
Developers shipping AI features
Technical builders interested in agentic workflows
No prior experience with Primary AI is required. If you know how to write code and have used an AI tool before, you’ll be able to follow along.
🎯 What You’ll Leave With
You’ll leave with:
A working agentic workflow that you built during the session
Practical patterns for handling tools, context, and state
Debugging techniques you can apply to your own AI applications
Notes and ideas you can take directly back to your codebase
🎤 About the Host
Hosted by Mansi More, an AI Developer, technical educator, and writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
This event is part of #SFTechWeek, a week of events hosted by VCs and startups bringing together builders, founders, investors, and the broader technology ecosystem.