First Principles: Building AI Agents on OCI
What does it take to turn an AI model into an agent that can complete real enterprise work? In this First Principles episode, Pradeep Vincent and Egor Pushkin explore how to build AI agents on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), explaining the differences between models, agents, agentic frameworks, and ready-to-use harnesses such as OpenAI Codex. Learn how OCI Enterprise AI supports agentic AI workflows through model APIs, agent hosting, isolated sandbox execution, and durable memory. Discover how frameworks such as LangGraph and the OpenAI Agents SDK fit into the architecture, why generated code needs a controlled execution environment, and how shared memory and checkpoints support long-running tasks. Follow a cloud operations example that identifies unattached block volumes, estimates their monthly cost, and prepares a CSV while requiring approval before deletion. See how governed tools, separate authorization, and outcome verification help agents move from generating answers to performing verifiable work. 00:00 AI Agents on OCI: Architecture and Building Blocks 01:20 AI Models vs Agents: Inference and the Agent Loop 03:04 Agentic Frameworks: Tools, State and Orchestration 03:53 What Is an AI Agent Harness? 04:53 OCI Enterprise AI and the Responses API 05:41 Tool Calling: Managed Tools vs Client Functions 06:28 Building and Hosting Custom AI Agents on OCI 07:13 AI Agent Security: Sandboxes and Safe Code Execution 08:15 Separating Sandbox Execution from Production Access 08:40 AI Agent Memory: Context, History and Workflow State 09:25 Multi-Agent Workflows and Shared Memory 10:44 OCI Enterprise AI Projects: Context Compaction and Memory 11:09 Cloud Operations Example: Find Unattached Block Volumes 11:49 Sandbox Analysis: Estimate Costs and Generate a CSV 12:22 Verify Report Coverage and Require Human Approval 12:56 AI Agent Architecture Recap 13:36 Key Takeaways Like what you learned? Subscribe now https://social.ora.cl/60025k87j Join us at Oracle AI World Vegas: https://social.ora.cl/60035eVvJ Contact OCI sales: https://social.ora.cl/6007cxqVc Learn more about OCI: https://social.ora.cl/60055GhEx Try OCI for free: https://social.ora.cl/6004CEo6q Follow us here: LinkedIn: https://social.ora.cl/60035eXuF X: https://social.ora.cl/6008abVgG Instagram: https://social.ora.cl/60095eXDN Facebook: https://social.ora.cl/60065enQp Follow us here: LinkedIn: https://social.ora.cl/60035eXuF X: https://social.ora.cl/6008abVgG Instagram: https://social.ora.cl/60095eXDN Facebook: https://social.ora.cl/60065enQp