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LangGraph and Agent Patterns: A Practical Introduction

  • Graphs versus linear chains: determining when and why to use them
  • Exploring agents, tools, and planner-executor loops
  • Creating a minimal agentic graph: a hello workflow

State, Memory, and Context Management

  • Structuring graph state and defining node interfaces
  • Distinguishing 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
  • Managing fallbacks, dead-ends, and recovery nodes

Tool Utilization and External Integrations

  • Executing function/tool calls from nodes and agents
  • Interacting with REST APIs and databases from within 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
  • 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

Conclusion and Future Directions

Requirements

  • Proficiency in Python
  • Practical experience in developing LLM applications or prompt chains
  • Understanding of REST APIs and JSON

Target Audience

  • AI engineers
  • Product managers
  • Developers constructing interactive LLM-driven systems
 14 Hours

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