# Advanced Topics

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## Related pages

- [Agent Optimization](./development-optimization-runs-overview.md)
- [Optimization Studio](./development-optimization-runs-optimization-studio.md)
- [Quickstart](./development-optimization-runs-quickstart.md)
- [Optimizer Introduction Cookbook](./development-optimization-runs-quickstart-notebook.md)
- [Optimizer Frequently Asked Questions](./development-optimization-runs-faq.md)
- [Changelog](./development-optimization-runs-changelog.md)
- [Known Issues](./development-optimization-runs-known-issues.md)
- [Optimization](./development-optimization.md)
- [Optimization Algorithms](./development-optimization-algorithms.md)
- [Cookbooks & Tutorials](./development-cookbooks-tutorials.md)
- [Extending Optimizers](./development-optimization-runs-advanced-extending-optimizers.md)
- [Custom metrics](./development-optimization-runs-advanced-custom-metrics.md)
- [Custom Optimizer Prompts](./development-optimization-runs-advanced-prompt-customization.md)
- [Sampling controls](./development-optimization-runs-advanced-n-samples.md)
- [Multiple Completions (n parameter)](./development-optimization-runs-advanced-multiple-completions.md)
- [Chaining optimizers](./development-optimization-runs-advanced-chaining-optimizers.md)
- [Opik Agent Optimizer API Reference](./development-optimization-runs-advanced-api-reference.md)

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