Should agents use code or LLMs for conditional logic?
newbietofx · reddit · 2026-08-18
A Reddit user discusses handling conditions in AI agent workflows: using Python code to evaluate logic and branch workflows, or letting the LLM assess and pass parameters like a switch. The concern is that using LLMs for every decision wastes tokens and adds latency.
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