Agents

Agent Loop

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What It Means

The iterative cycle where an agent observes state, decides on actions, executes them, and repeats until task completion.

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The agent loop is the fundamental execution pattern for autonomous agents, allowing adaptive behavior based on intermediate results.

Steps

  1. Observe current state
  2. Reason about next action
  3. Execute action
  4. Process results
  5. Decide if done
  6. Repeat or terminate

Considerations

  • Loop limits (prevent infinite loops)
  • State management
  • Error recovery
  • Cost accumulation
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