Successful AI agents need layered workflows, not prompt-to-output loops
goyalshaliniuk · x · 2026-07-24
A concise agent-design checklist: don’t build around Prompt → Output; instead use layered steps like understand, plan, research, execute, verify, improve, with optional human approval before the final output.
It also highlights a common failure mode: agents without stop conditions can loop forever. The post recommends setting maximum iterations, time limits, confidence thresholds, and completion criteria so every loop knows when to continue and when to stop.
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