7 Must-Know Agentic AI Design Patterns
Seven proven design patterns for building production-ready AI agents: ReAct (reasoning loops), Reflection (self-critique), Planning (task decomposition), Tool Use (external integrations), Multi-Agent Collaboration (specialized agents), Sequential Workflow (fixed pipelines), and Human-in-the-Loop (safety checkpoints). Each pattern addresses specific trade-offs between cost, latency, reliability, and complexity. The guide emphasizes starting simple with single agents and tool use, then evolving to more complex patterns only when clear limitations emerge. Includes practical decision framework based on workflow predictability, quality requirements, and task complexity.