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LangChain Handoffs: One Agent, Multiple Personalities via State
LangChain's handoff pattern lets a single agent change behavior by swapping system prompts and tools based on a state variable. A support bot demo shows triage, resolve, and done stages without sub-agents. This simplifies multi-step conversations while keeping a single agent loop.
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Handoffs reduce complexity but require careful state management; they're a pragmatic alternative to orchestrator patterns for linear workflows.
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