The agent loop

One step of an agent loop Practice: one step of the loop The loop in code Practice: the loop in code Stopping and retrying Practice: stopping and retrying What only code can decide Practice: what code decides

Reliability in production

Timeout and idempotency key Practice: timeout and idempotency key

Agent designs

Workflow or agent Practice: workflow or agent ReAct and plan-and-execute Practice: ReAct and plan-and-execute One agent or a swarm Practice: one agent or a swarm

Context and cost

Why the agent bill grows Practice: tokens and cache Context engineering Practice: managing the window Agent memory Practice: what the agent keeps

Tools and protocols

MCP Practice: MCP

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