Reference · Quick start · ~60 min

Builder — Python to shipped RAG

Developers and aspiring builders — concepts first, then code, then ship.

Developers and aspiring builders — concepts first, then code, then ship.

Hour 1 — Mental models

1. **What is an LLM?**

2. **Inside RAG pipeline**

3. **Chunking for RAG**

4. **Vector databases**

Hour 2 — Hands-on

5. **Talk to an LLM from code**

6. **Build a mini RAG**

7. **How to build a 5-document RAG app**

Ship checklist

API keys in env vars
Retrieval tested with 10 questions
**RAG quality checklist** passed

Full path

**Builder path** — through deployment and production architecture.

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