From Zero to Working AI Agent in 60 Seconds
I built a working AI agent in 60 seconds. Timed it.
Not a chatbot. Not a wrapper around an API. A real agent that joins four data sources, runs business logic, and returns actionable answers.
Here's the entire workflow with @OfficialElasticCommunity Agent Builder:
1️⃣ Write an ES|QL query - this is the actual business logic. ES|QL supports LOOKUP JOINs across multiple indices, so you can correlate data that would normally require a warehouse or custom ETL pipeline.
2️⃣ Register it as a Tool - give it a natural language description and the agent autonomously decides when to call it. Parameters get inferred automatically. You can even set guardrails so the LLM fills in variables but can't modify your query structure.
3️⃣ Create an Agent - write custom instructions (full persona prompt with reasoning framework), assign your tools, pick your model. Elastic Cloud comes with preconfigured LLMs ready to go.
4️⃣ Ask a question → get a real answer grounded in your data.
No external frameworks. No vector DB to configure separately. No glue code. Elastic already has hybrid search (vector + text + structured), RAG pipelines, and 15+ years of search relevance baked in. Agent Builder just lets you wrap all of that into tools and agents.
The part that surprised me: you can watch the agent's full reasoning chain in real time - how it interpreted your question, which tool it selected, what parameters it extracted, and how it synthesized the results. Total transparency.
And once it's built? Instantly available over MCP, A2A, and REST API. Connect it to Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, LangChain, or any custom app. No extra deployment step.
Elastic has 100M+ weekly downloads and is the #1 developer search tool. This isn't a startup experiment - it's enterprise-grade infrastructure that happens to be simple enough to set up in 60 seconds.
Try Elastic Agent Builder free → https://cloud.elastic.co/registration?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=influencer_marketing&utm_campaign=tech-with-tim-agent-builder-gc&utm_content=speed-video
UAE Media License Number: 3635141
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Not a chatbot. Not a wrapper around an API. A real agent that joins four data sources, runs business logic, and returns actionable answers.
Here's the entire workflow with @OfficialElasticCommunity Agent Builder:
1️⃣ Write an ES|QL query - this is the actual business logic. ES|QL supports LOOKUP JOINs across multiple indices, so you can correlate data that would normally require a warehouse or custom ETL pipeline.
2️⃣ Register it as a Tool - give it a natural language description and the agent autonomously decides when to call it. Parameters get inferred automatically. You can even set guardrails so the LLM fills in variables but can't modify your query structure.
3️⃣ Create an Agent - write custom instructions (full persona prompt with reasoning framework), assign your tools, pick your model. Elastic Cloud comes with preconfigured LLMs ready to go.
4️⃣ Ask a question → get a real answer grounded in your data.
No external frameworks. No vector DB to configure separately. No glue code. Elastic already has hybrid search (vector + text + structured), RAG pipelines, and 15+ years of search relevance baked in. Agent Builder just lets you wrap all of that into tools and agents.
The part that surprised me: you can watch the agent's full reasoning chain in real time - how it interpreted your question, which tool it selected, what parameters it extracted, and how it synthesized the results. Total transparency.
And once it's built? Instantly available over MCP, A2A, and REST API. Connect it to Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, LangChain, or any custom app. No extra deployment step.
Elastic has 100M+ weekly downloads and is the #1 developer search tool. This isn't a startup experiment - it's enterprise-grade infrastructure that happens to be simple enough to set up in 60 seconds.
Try Elastic Agent Builder free → https://cloud.elastic.co/registration?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=influencer_marketing&utm_campaign=tech-with-tim-agent-builder-gc&utm_content=speed-video
UAE Media License Number: 3635141
#sponsored
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