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LangGraph and Agent Patterns: A Practical Primer

  • Graphs versus linear chains: when and why to use them
  • Agents, tools, and planner-executor cycles
  • 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
  • Implementing retries, timeouts, and circuit breakers
  • Handling fallbacks, dead-ends, and recovery nodes

Tool Use and External Integrations

  • Executing function and tool calls from nodes and agents
  • Interacting with 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 execution paths and inspecting node interactions
  • Using golden sets, evaluations, and regression tests
  • Monitoring quality, safety, and cost/latency metrics

Packaging and Delivery

  • Setting up FastAPI serving and managing dependencies
  • Versioning graphs and implementing rollback strategies
  • Creating operational playbooks and incident response protocols

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

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

Target Audience

  • AI engineers
  • Product managers
  • Developers creating interactive LLM-driven systems
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