Avoid Starting With AI Agents

AI agents are often too complex and brittle for initial LLM workflows.

Five simpler patterns—prompt chaining, parallelization, routing, orchestrator-worker, and evaluator-optimizer—cover most use cases.

Start with structured workflows and human control before handing over to agents.

Reserve agents for dynamic tasks with human-in-the-loop oversight.

For stable enterprise systems, use deterministic orchestration and robust observability instead.