Anthropic's Workflow Patterns: Simple Over Complex
Schluntz and Zhang (Anthropic, Dec 2024) distinguish workflows (predefined paths) from agents (dynamic tool-use). Five workflow patterns cover most cases. Start with direct API calls. Add agents only when steps cannot be predicted.
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