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AI Agents Explained: How They Actually Work
Community description: AI agents explained: the real difference between a workflow and an agent, how tool-calling actually works, and why agents get stuck in loops.
Dev.to | Sep 17, 2026 | Amaresh Pelleti
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AI Agents Explained: What Makes Something an "Agent"? In an agent, the model does — which tool to call, whether to call another after seeing the result, and when the task is done. How Does an AI Agent Actually Call a Tool?
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