📁 ai-sdk/docs/agents

File: agents.md | Updated: 11/15/2025

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Agents

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The following section show you how to build agents with the AI SDK - systems where large language models (LLMs) use tools in a loop to accomplish tasks.

Overview

Learn what agents are and why to use the Agent class.
Building Agents

Complete guide to creating agents with the Agent class.
Workflow Patterns

Structured patterns using core functions for complex workflows.
Loop Control

Advanced execution control with stopWhen and prepareStep.

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