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LangGraph and Agent Patterns: A Practical Overview

  • Graphs versus linear chains: when and why to choose
  • Agents, tools, and planner-executor loops
  • Hello workflow: introducing a minimal agentic graph

State, Memory, and Context Passing

  • Designing graph state and node interfaces
  • Distinguishing between short-term and persisted memory
  • Managing context windows, summarization, and rehydration

Branching Logic and Control Flow

  • Conditional routing and multi-path decision-making
  • Handling retries, timeouts, and circuit breakers
  • Implementing fallbacks, dead-ends, and recovery nodes

Tool Use and External Integrations

  • Invoking functions and tools from nodes and agents
  • Accessing REST APIs and databases from the graph
  • Parsing and validating structured outputs

Retrieval-Augmented Agent Workflows

  • Strategies for document ingestion and chunking
  • Utilizing embeddings and vector stores with ChromaDB
  • Generating grounded responses with citations and safeguards

Evaluation, Debugging, and Observability

  • Tracing paths and inspecting node interactions
  • Utilizing golden sets, evaluations, and regression tests
  • Monitoring quality, safety, and cost/latency

Packaging and Delivery

  • Serving with FastAPI and managing dependencies
  • Versioning graphs and implementing rollback strategies
  • Creating operational playbooks and incident response plans

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Proficiency in Python
  • Experience in developing LLM applications or prompt chains
  • Familiarity with REST APIs and JSON

Target Audience

  • AI Engineers
  • Product Managers
  • Developers constructing interactive LLM-driven systems
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