A comprehensive catalog of 113 production-tested patterns for building AI agents, organized into eight categories: orchestration, tool use, context management, feedback loops, human collaboration, reliability, learning, and security. Key patterns include Plan-Then-Execute for separating planning from execution, Inversion of Control for goal-based orchestration, Reflection Loop for iterative improvement, and the Lethal Trifecta security model. The guide covers multi-agent architectures like Swarm Migration for parallel task execution, human-AI collaboration patterns for effective control transfer, and production lessons like Context Window Anxiety management. Includes maturity ratings for each pattern and practical implementation guidance for teams building production agent systems.
Table of contents
# The Christmas That Changed Everything# What Are Agentic Patterns?# The Eight Categories of Agentic Patterns# Foundational Patterns Every Developer Should Know# The Architecture of Multi-Agent Systems# The Human-AI Collaboration Spectrum# Security Patterns for the Agentic Age# Production Patterns Others Learned The Hard Way# The Maturity Model# Practical Takeaways: How to Start# The Future: What’s Missing, What’s Next# Conclusion: The Holidays Are Over, The Revolution ContinuesSort: