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Fred Bot Tutorial - Building a Wikipedia AI Assistant 🔗

Welcome to the Fred Bot tutorial! This step-by-step guide will teach you how to build Fred, a friendly Wikipedia-powered AI assistant using the SignalWire AI Agents SDK.

What You'll Build 🔗

Fred is an AI voice agent that can:

• Search Wikipedia for information on any topic
• Share fun facts about Wikipedia itself
• Engage in friendly, educational conversations
• Handle voice calls through the SignalWire platform

Tutorial Structure 🔗

This tutorial is divided into 6 progressive lessons:

📚 Lesson 1: Introduction to SignalWire Agents 🔗

Learn the basics of the SignalWire AI Agents SDK and understand the core concepts.

🛠️ Lesson 2: Setting Up Your Environment 🔗

Install the SDK and prepare your development environment.

🤖 Lesson 3: Creating Fred's Basic Structure 🔗

Build the foundation of Fred with personality and voice configuration.

🔍 Lesson 4: Adding the Wikipedia Search Skill 🔗

Integrate Wikipedia search capabilities using the skills system.

🎯 Lesson 5: Creating Custom Functions 🔗

Add Fred's fun fact feature and learn about SWAIG functions.

🚀 Lesson 6: Running and Testing Fred 🔗

Deploy Fred locally and test his capabilities with curl commands.

📝 Appendix A: Complete Code & Management Script 🔗

The complete Fred implementation and bash management script.

🐳 Appendix B: Docker Deployment 🔗

Deploy Fred using Docker for production-ready containerization.

Prerequisites 🔗

Required:

• Python 3.7 or higher
• Basic Python knowledge
• Command line familiarity

Optional but Helpful:

• Understanding of REST APIs
• Experience with voice/telephony applications

Time to Complete 🔗

• Total Time: 45-60 minutes
• Each Lesson: 5-10 minutes

What Makes This Tutorial Special 🔗

1. Beginner-Friendly: Every concept is explained clearly
2. Practical Example: Build a real, working AI agent
3. Best Practices: Learn proper SDK usage patterns
4. Complete Solution: Includes deployment and management scripts

Getting Help 🔗

• SignalWire Documentation: docs.signalwire.com
• GitHub Issues: github.com/signalwire/signalwire-agents
• Community Support: SignalWire Discord/Forums

Let's Get Started! 🔗

Ready to build Fred? Start with Lesson 1: Introduction to SignalWire Agents →

This tutorial was created for SignalWire AI Agents SDK v0.1.23