Guide · Intermediate · 10 min
Agent architecture choices
The four architectural decisions every agent forces and how to make them for a first production agent.
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Inside this guide
- Agent frameworks differ in surface but force the same four decisions: how the loop ends, how tools fail, where state lives, and who approves side effects. This guide makes each decision for a first production agent and explains the trade-off.
- How the loop ends
- How tools fail
- Where state lives
- Who approves side effects
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