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Debugging AI agents: Look for first bad decision, not final error
A developer spent hours debugging an AI agent that chose the wrong tool, only to find the error occurred eight steps earlier due to a slightly different retrieval. The bug was in the execution path, not the prompt or model. The key insight: debug the first decision that diverges, not the final output.
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This practical debugging insight highlights a fundamental shift in troubleshooting AI agents versus traditional software, but the article lacks concrete examples or tooling recommendations.
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