freeCodeCamp launches free 2-hour course on agentic coding with Codex
adnan_hashmi · x · 2026-11-12
freeCodeCamp published a free 2-hour course, Learn Agentic Coding with Codex & AI Coding Agents, taught by Scrimba's Head of Education Tom Chant, for experienced developers adding AI to their workflow and non-coders building software with AI help.
Topics covered:
- Prompting & project setup: effective prompts, comment prompts, multiple AGENTS.md files
- Plan Mode & skills for breaking down larger tasks and extending agents
- Verifying agent changes with characterization tests and TDD
- Git safety and keeping API keys/credentials secure
- Context, permissions, and config.toml via the VS Code Codex extension
- Connecting agents to external tools with MCP, including shadcn
Watch on YouTube or study interactively on Scrimba.
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