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# Virtual Workshop: Build a Data Agent in 60 Minutes

Online
Date & TimeOct 01, 2026 at 4:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time

LocationOnline

## About This Event

LLMs writing SQL is old news. The real challenge is the infrastructure around them. Jacob Matson builds a working data agent from scratch in 60 minutes: MCP tools, a 30-line agent loop, a solid system prompt, read-only guardrails, and telemetry.

### What You'll Learn

- Wire up MCP tools for database access
- Write a 30-line agent loop and a system prompt that holds up
- Implement hard-coded, read-only guardrails instead of asking the model to behave
- Add telemetry to trace what the agent saw, did, and spent

### Who Should Attend

This event is ideal for:

Data EngineersData AnalystsML Engineers

### Event Details

DateOct 01, 2026
Time4:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time
FormatOnline
PriceFree
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