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LangGraph and Agent Patterns: A Practical Primer

  • Distinguishing between graphs and linear chains: timing and rationale.
  • Understanding agents, tools, and planner-executor loops.
  • Hello workflow: introducing a minimal agentic graph.

State, Memory, and Context Passing

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

Branching Logic and Control Flow

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

Tool Use and External Integrations

  • Executing function/tool calling from nodes and agents.
  • Accessing REST APIs and databases via the graph.
  • Parsing and validating structured outputs.

Retrieval-Augmented Agent Workflows

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

Evaluation, Debugging, and Observability

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

Packaging and Delivery

  • Serving via FastAPI and managing dependencies.
  • Versioning graphs and implementing rollback strategies.
  • Developing operational playbooks and incident response plans.

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Proficient working knowledge of 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.
 14 Hours

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