Generative AI

Agents, Tool Use, and Guardrails

Study the patterns behind tool-using assistants, workflow agents, and safe escalation paths.

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Learning objectives

  • Describe planner-executor loops and where they are overkill
  • Add memory, tool permissions, and recovery paths responsibly
  • Discuss guardrails, human review, and failure containment clearly

Interview prompts

  • When should you avoid a multi-agent design?
  • How do you stop an AI support agent from taking unsafe actions?