LlamaIndex
in 5 minutes
2025-09-19 MCP AI Agents Hackathon
What are we talking about?
- What is LlamaIndex
- What can I build with it?
- How do I do that?
- MCP
- Agents
What is LlamaIndex?
LlamaParse
World's best parser of complex documents
Free for 10000 pages/month!
LlamaCloud
Turn-key RAG API for Enterprises
Available as SaaS or private cloud deployment
Sign up at cloud.llamaindex.ai
Why LlamaIndex?
- Build faster
- Skip the boilerplate
- Avoid early pitfalls
- Get best practices for free
- Go from prototype to production
What can you build in LlamaIndex?
- Lots of stuff! Especially...
- AI agents
- RAG
How do I build an agent in LlamaIndex?
MCP
Be an MCP client:
get_tools_from_mcp_url()
Be an MCP server:
server = workflow_as_mcp(agent)
Vibe code your way to winning
uvx vibe-llama@latest starter
RAG = infinite context
LlamaCloud MCP
mcp.llamaindex.ai
LLMs are good at turning lots of text into less text
What should I build?
LLMs work well under the hood
You don't have to build a chatbot
What not to build
- A virtual doctor
- A virtual lawyer
- A virtual therapist
Full AgentWorkflow and Workflows tutorial
What's next?
$1000 prize
Best use of LlamaIndex
Thanks!
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