ModelRefs / Agent Workflow — AI Glossary
Agent Workflow — AI Glossary
A predefined orchestration of LLM calls, tools, and control flow — with the agent choosing steps dynamically rather than following a fixed sequence.
Overview
Common patterns per Anthropic's building-effective-agents guide: prompt chaining, routing, parallelization, orchestrator-workers, evaluator-optimizer. Workflows trade flexibility for reliability compared to fully autonomous agents.
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| Topic | agents |
|---|---|
| Last reviewed | 2026-06-24 |
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What is Agent Workflow?
A predefined orchestration of LLM calls, tools, and control flow — with the agent choosing steps dynamically rather than following a fixed sequence.
What concepts are related to Agent Workflow?
Closely related concepts include agent, tool use, prompt chaining.