Where does a workflow actually need an agent to pick the next tool? Reddit debates the boundary
ZinchaDEV · reddit · 2026-10-25
A Reddit thread asks where to draw the line between fixed workflows and agents that dynamically choose their next action.
- Example: a document-checking job can use an LLM to extract fields, then run deterministic validation code — using an LLM doesn't mean the tool sequence needs to be dynamic. Research tasks are different: a surprising result may change which source to check next, justifying an agent loop.
- The author invites concrete before/after cases: what stayed deterministic, what moved into an agent loop, and whether verifiability got easier or harder.
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