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How AI Agents Work: Architecture Behind Autonomous AI

A deep dive into how AI agents are built. Covers the core components -- LLM brain, tools, memory, and planning -- plus the execution loop, tool calling, structured outputs, error handling, and real architecture patterns like ReAct and plan-and-execute.

Published February 13, 2026
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