How I’d Teach a 10 Year Old to Build Agentic Workflows (Claude Code)

A clear, hands-on overview of agentic workflows using Claude Code in Visual Studio Code. The video explains the WAT framework (Workflows, Agents, Tools), shows setup and file organization, integrates Firecrawl’s MCP for web scraping, and demonstrates self-healing automations through live examples (job and dentist lead scrapers).

– Concept: contrasts step-by-step automations with agentic workflows that accept a goal, ask clarifying questions, and plan execution.
– Setup: install Claude Code, add claude.md, create folders for workflows/tools/temp, and choose execution modes (plan, auto-edit, bypass).
– Tooling: use MCP (Firecrawl) to scrape, crawl, and transform websites into LLM-ready data and Excel outputs; agents create reusable Python tools.
– Best practices: define clear goals and “done” criteria, start in plan mode, monitor permissions, and rely on agents to self-heal and iterate.

Quotes:

Agentic workflows are like walking into a restaurant and telling the waiter, “I want a delicious steak dinner.”

If each step is 90% accurate, you’re down to 59% success after just five steps.

The agent is a chef — workflows are recipes and tools are the ingredients.