# AI Agentic Design Patterns with AutoGen

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## [RateLimitError](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/ratelimiterror/753431)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Bateman](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/Michael_Bateman)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/ratelimiterror/753431 "2026-08-10T21:12:29Z")

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RateLimitError: Error code: 429 - {‘error’: {‘message’: ‘exceeded quota for this month’}} This is happening on all the notebooks on this course.

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## [Possible dependency on undefined variable at Coding and Financial Analysis, on section " User-Defined Functions"](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/possible-dependency-on-undefined-variable-at-coding-and-financial-analysis-on-section-user-defined-functions/641334)

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**Author:** [@cigotete](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/cigotete)\
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**Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/possible-dependency-on-undefined-variable-at-coding-and-financial-analysis-on-section-user-defined-functions/641334 "2025-04-30T14:35:03Z")

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On Lesson 5, Coding and Financial Analysis, on section " User-Defined Functions", specifically part with text “Let’s update the agents with the new system message” the code\_writer\_agent uses system\_message parameter a v…

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## [Lesson 1: Multi-Agent Conversation and Stand-up Comedy getting 2 errors I cannot find a fix to correct them](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/lesson-1-multi-agent-conversation-and-stand-up-comedy-getting-2-errors-i-cannot-find-a-fix-to-correct-them/782465)

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**Author:** [@TheOneZ](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/TheOneZ)\
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**Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 6:57am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/lesson-1-multi-agent-conversation-and-stand-up-comedy-getting-2-errors-i-cannot-find-a-fix-to-correct-them/782465 "2025-03-09T06:57:03Z")

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I am running this code locally and I am getting errors reply = agent.generate\_reply( messages=\[{“content”: “Tell me a joke.”, “role”: “user”}\] ) print(reply) Getting two error when I run the above code Sometimes I …

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## [Revised blog post very poor quality!](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/revised-blog-post-very-poor-quality/751840)

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**Author:** [@karencfisher](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/karencfisher)\
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**Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/revised-blog-post-very-poor-quality/751840 "2025-01-14T15:55:09Z")

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Running through the notebook in the lesson on reflection and blog post, the final post was just a mashup of the responses by the critic agents. Basically, the writer just included each criticism from each reviewer as one…

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## [Bug in Reflection and Blogpost Writing Context](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/bug-in-reflection-and-blogpost-writing-context/639267)

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**Author:** [@Oscar\_Montes](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/Oscar_Montes)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 11:40am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/bug-in-reflection-and-blogpost-writing-context/639267 "2024-12-02T11:40:41Z")

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The context in the next code is only adding the review of the first agent: res = critic.initiate\_chat( recipient=writer, message=task, max\_turns=2, summary\_method=“last\_msg” ) When I ran the code I got the next re…

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## [Deeplearning autgen course wont open](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/deeplearning-autgen-course-wont-open/727473)

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**Author:** [@Konouz\_Abdelaziz](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/Konouz_Abdelaziz)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/deeplearning-autgen-course-wont-open/727473 "2024-11-26T19:49:46Z")

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I have a bug that has been going on for a while and I can’t access the course content and open the deeplearning page. for the longest time in the coursera page that should lead me to the deeplearning page, the button…

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## [The course on Coursera is "Preparing"](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/the-course-on-coursera-is-preparing/666904)

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**Author:** [@qihua-william](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/qihua-william)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 11:50am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/the-course-on-coursera-is-preparing/666904 "2024-11-26T11:50:08Z")

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Is the course at preparing or I encounter an access problem? I can not start the project. Thanks.

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## [Getting error in "Customer onboarding task" usecase in agentic AI](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/getting-error-in-customer-onboarding-task-usecase-in-agentic-ai/697995)

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**Author:** [@arunnambiar](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/arunnambiar)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/getting-error-in-customer-onboarding-task-usecase-in-agentic-ai/697995 "2024-10-22T13:36:34Z")

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When i run this piece of code from autogen import initiate\_chats chat\_results = initiate\_chats(chats) Im getting the following error BadRequestError: Error code: 400 - {‘error’: {‘message’: “‘Onboarding Personal Info…

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## [Unable to access requirements.txt](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/unable-to-access-requirements-txt/706500)

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**Author:** [@utilitas\_firmitas](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/utilitas_firmitas)\
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**Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 3:27am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/unable-to-access-requirements-txt/706500 "2024-10-11T03:27:46Z")

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Hi there – I’m having trouble in Lesson 1 of this course. I’m not able to access the requirements.txt file – when I go to File \> Open… \> a new tab opens and then I get a ‘504 Gateway Timeout’ error. How can I access? …

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## [Why initiate\_chat need me input?](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/why-initiate-chat-need-me-input/658915)

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**Author:** [@zlic](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/zlic)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2024, 10:23am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/why-initiate-chat-need-me-input/658915 "2024-07-06T10:23:08Z")

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why initiate\_chat need user print ? i use ollama api ,model is qwen:14b

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## [Warning message in L2 Sequential Chats](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/warning-message-in-l2-sequential-chats/657122)

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**Author:** [@nitink](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/nitink)\
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**Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/warning-message-in-l2-sequential-chats/657122 "2024-07-02T18:08:59Z")

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Hi, in the Sequential chats lesson, when calling: chat\_results = initiate\_chats(chats) there is a warning message: “UserWarning: Repetitive recipients detected: The chat history will be cleared by default if a rec…

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## [Any parameters to control number of interactions on each step of a complex group chat?](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/any-parameters-to-control-number-of-interactions-on-each-step-of-a-complex-group-chat/656233)

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**Author:** [@TonyAIChamp](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/TonyAIChamp)\
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**Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 6:52am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/any-parameters-to-control-number-of-interactions-on-each-step-of-a-complex-group-chat/656233 "2024-07-01T06:52:37Z")

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Hey Champs I liked the design pattern in the lesson “planning and stock report generation” and I’m curious if there is a way to control number of interactions on each of the steps besides doing it through prompt enginee…

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## [Why do we need board\_proxy agent?](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/why-do-we-need-board-proxy-agent/642404)

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**Author:** [@allamkalyan](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/allamkalyan)\
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**Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/why-do-we-need-board-proxy-agent/642404 "2024-06-06T16:28:59Z")

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why cant we just loop white and black player agents ? Instead of using board\_proxy every time white player or black player plays.

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## [Has autogen Intrinsic limits?](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/has-autogen-intrinsic-limits/640157)

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**Author:** [@edxz7c](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/edxz7c)\
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**Last updated:** [June 3, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/has-autogen-intrinsic-limits/640157 "2024-06-03T17:34:20Z")

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Hi all Is there an intrinsic limit imposed by the autogen library to limit the usage of an API key?. I ran the chess game example in my local machine (using my own API key), but the game stops exactly at the same point…

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## [In the chess lesson, how does make\_move gets its argument?](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/in-the-chess-lesson-how-does-make-move-gets-its-argument/640468)

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**Author:** [@zeebees](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/zeebees)\
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**Last updated:** [June 3, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/in-the-chess-lesson-how-does-make-move-gets-its-argument/640468 "2024-06-03T17:32:32Z")

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Does make\_move function gets a random move as argument from the all the possible legal moves? If so, where in the code tells the make\_move function to get a random move from the legal\_moves?

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## [I am unable to get course completion even though i have completed it](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/i-am-unable-to-get-course-completion-even-though-i-have-completed-it/639107)

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**Author:** [@Parimala\_m](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/Parimala_m)\
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**Last updated:** [June 1, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/i-am-unable-to-get-course-completion-even-though-i-have-completed-it/639107 "2024-06-01T16:07:05Z")

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i am unable to get course completion even though i have completed it
