A neighbourly place to work on agentic AI.

The Waterloo Agentic is a local, practical community for people building and studying agentic AI in Waterloo, Ontario. It exists so that researchers, students, founders, open-source builders, and everyday practitioners have somewhere honest to compare notes.

Who it's for

• Researchers digging into planning, tool use, and evaluation.
• Students getting hands-on with agents outside of a course syllabus.
• Founders trying to figure out where agents actually help.
• Open-source builders shipping libraries, tools, and demos.
• Working practitioners running agents inside real products or workflows.

What it isn't

Not a consultancy. Not a vendor. Not affiliated with any university, company, or accelerator. When we don't know something, we say so. When something is speculative, we mark it as speculative.

Principles

• Practical. Working code and real trade-offs over hype.
• Honest. No invented metrics, no exaggerated claims.
• Accessible. Sessions and materials designed to include people who use keyboards, screen readers, or need captions.
• Open. Notes and demos shared where possible.