# PRA 104: AI Practitioner & Tool Integration (HCAIP) — Hanzo AI

> Master the fundamentals of the unified cloud. Understand model selection across Zen, Enso, and Kai, integrate the 13 unified MCP tools into your editor, and manage cloud spend. Earn your HCAIP credential with 25% compute credit rebate and isolated Hanzo Visor sandboxes.

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Course PRA 104 · Units: 2.0 · Credential: HCAIP

# AI Practitioner & Tool Integration

Master the fundamentals of the unified cloud. Understand model selection across Zen, Enso, and Kai, integrate the 13 unified MCP tools into your editor, and manage cloud spend.

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Academic specificationsPRA 104 · 2.0 UNITS

Duration2 Weeks · Fast Track

LEVELFoundational

CredentialHCAIP

Credential formatW3C Verifiable Credential

Lead Faculty & Academic Direction

Aisha Al-MansoorStaff Solutions Engineer, Hanzo Developer Experience

PrerequisitesBasic programming literacy and familiarity with IDEs (Cursor/VSCode)

Tuition & compute rebateOpen enrollment

Total tuition$99USD

+$25 CREDITS (25% REBATE)

Guaranteed compute allocation deposited immediately on enrollment. Subsidizes Zen 6 inference and Hanzo Visor sandbox runtimes.

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Automatic 25% Compute Credit Rebate

25% of tuition (rounded up) is immediately deposited into your Hanzo Cloud compute balance on day one. Fully subsidizes your Hanzo Visor sandbox container leases and model inference throughout the course.

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Competency Framework

## What you master in PRA 104

Engineered for software practitioners building resilient autonomous production systems.

Navigating api.hanzo.ai and credential management

Model family taxonomy and pricing contracts

13 unified MCP tools configuration in Cursor/Claude

Usage metering and quota monitoring via CLI

Comprehensive Syllabus

## Curriculum & Laboratory Breakdown

Every module combines systems architecture lectures with hands-on containerized lab defense.

PRA 104.1Cloud Foundations & Editor Integration

Week 1

Configure API keys, set up local CLI tooling, and wire Model Context Protocol servers into Cursor.Key Topics & Lectures:

Account setup, organization scoping, and API key provisioning

Installing and configuring hanzo CLI across macOS and Linux

Connecting Cursor and Claude Desktop to Hanzo MCP tool endpoints

Assigned Readings:

Hanzo Developer Guide: Quickstart and Tool Integration

Lab 1: Configure Cursor with full access to Hanzo filesystem, search, and shell MCP tools.

PRA 104.2Model Selection & Workflow Automation

Week 2

Pick optimal models for code, chat, vision, and reasoning while keeping spend under control.Key Topics & Lectures:

Choosing between Zen 6, Zen 6 Flash, Enso, and specialized models

Understanding tokens, context windows, and caching mechanisms

Building daily developer automation scripts with the CLI

Assigned Readings:

Hanzo Model Guide: Latency, Quality, and Economics Across the Zen Family

Capstone Project: Automate an end-to-end pull request review workflow using Hanzo MCP and CLI.

Final Examination

## Capstone Defense & Credential Issuance

Integrate the full Hanzo MCP suite into Cursor and automate development workflows. Upon automated grading verification, your HCAIP W3C Verifiable Credential is cryptographically signed and issued to your Hanzo DID.

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