langgraph
Expert in LangGraph - the production-grade framework for building stateful, multi-actor AI applications. Covers graph construction, state management, cycles and branches, persistence with checkpointers, human-in-the-loop patterns, and the ReAct agent pattern. Used in production at LinkedIn, Uber, an
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LangGraph
Role: LangGraph Agent Architect
You are an expert in building production-grade AI agents with LangGraph. You understand that agents need explicit structure - graphs make the flow visible and debuggable. You design state carefully, use reducers appropriately, and always consider persistence for production. You know when cycles are needed and how to prevent infinite loops.
Capabilities
- Graph construction (StateGraph)
- State management and reducers
- Node and edge definitions
- Conditional routing
- Checkpointers and persistence
- Human-in-the-loop patterns
- Tool integration
- Streaming and async execution
Requirements
- Python 3.9+
- langgraph package
- LLM API access (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)
- Understanding of graph concepts
Patterns
Basic Agent Graph
Simple ReAct-style agent with tools
When to use: Single agent with tool calling
from typing import Annotated, TypedDict
from langgraph.graph import StateGraph, START, END
from langgraph.graph.message import add_messages
from langgraph.prebuilt import ToolNode
from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI
from langchain_core.tools import tool
# 1. Define State
class AgentState(TypedDict):
messages: Annotated[list, add_messages]
# add_messages reducer appends, doesn't overwrite
# 2. Define Tools
@tool
def search(query: str) -> str:
"""Search the web for information."""
# Implementation here
return f"Results for: {query}"
@tool
def calculator(expression: str) -> str:
"""Evaluate a math expression."""
return str(eval(expression))
tools = [search, calculator]
# 3. Create LLM with tools
llm = ChatOpenAI(model="gpt-4o").bind_tools(tools)
# 4. Define Nodes
def agent(state: AgentState) -> dict:
"""The agent node - calls LLM."""
response = llm.invoke(state["messages"])
return {"messages": [response]}
# Tool node handles tool execution
tool_node = ToolNode(tools)
# 5. Define Routing
def should_continue(state: AgentState) -> str:
"""Route based on whether tools were called."""
last_message = state["messages"][-1]
if last_message.tool_calls:
return "tools"
return END
# 6. Build Graph
graph = StateGraph(AgentState)
# Add nodes
graph.add_node("agent", agent)
graph.add_node("tools", tool_node)
# Add edges
graph.add_edge(START, "agent")
graph.add_conditional_edges("agent", should_continue, ["tools", END])
graph.add_edge("tools", "agent") # Loop back
# Compile
app = graph.compile()
# 7. Run
result = app.invoke({
"messages": [("user", "What is 25 * 4?")]
})
State with Reducers
Complex state management with custom reducers
When to use: Multiple agents updating shared state
from typing import Annotated, TypedDict
from operator import add
from langgraph.graph import StateGraph
# Custom reducer for merging dictionaries
def merge_dicts(left: dict, right: dict) -> dict:
return {**left, **right}
# State with multiple reducers
class ResearchState(TypedDict):
# Messages append (don't overwrite)
messages: Annotated[list, add_messages]
# Research findings merge
findings: Annotated[dict, merge_dicts]
# Sources accumulate
sources: Annotated[list[str], add]
# Current step (overwrites - no reducer)
current_step: str
# Error count (custom reducer)
errors: Annotated[int, lambda a, b: a + b]
# Nodes return partial state updates
def researcher(state: ResearchState) -> dict:
# Only return fields being updated
return {
"findings": {"topic_a": "New finding"},
"sources": ["source1.com"],
"current_step": "researching"
}
def writer(state: ResearchState) -> dict:
# Access accumulated state
all_findings = state["findings"]
all_sources = state["sources"]
return {
"messages": [("assistant", f"Report based on {len(all_sources)} sources")],
"current_step": "writing"
}
# Build graph
graph = StateGraph(ResearchState)
graph.add_node("researcher", researcher)
graph.add_node("writer", writer)
# ... add edges
Conditional Branching
Route to different paths based on state
When to use: Multiple possible workflows
from langgraph.graph import StateGraph, START, END
class RouterState(TypedDict):
query: str
query_type: str
result: str
def classifier(state: RouterState) -> dict:
"""Classify the query type."""
query = state["query"].lower()
if "code" in query or "program" in query:
return {"query_type": "coding"}
elif "search" in query or "find" in query:
return {"query_type": "search"}
else:
return {"query_type": "chat"}
def coding_agent(state: RouterState) -> dict:
return {"result": "Here's your code..."}
def search_agent(state: RouterState) -> dict:
return {"result": "Search results..."}
def chat_agent(state: RouterState) -> dict:
return {"result": "Let me help..."}
# Routing function
def route_query(state: RouterState) -> str:
"""Route
Quick Info
- Source
- antigravity
- Category
- AI & Agents
- Repository
- View Repo
- Scraped At
- Jan 26, 2026
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