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Agent Routing Workflow
Classifies an input and sends it to the best specialized model, prompt, toolset, or agent
Why learn Agent Routing Workflow?
It keeps specialist contexts focused and can match task difficulty to cost or capability.
The problem it solves
It avoids forcing one oversized agent configuration to handle every request equally.
Where it came from
Routing uses a decision step to choose among downstream paths. It works best when categories are distinct and each route has a meaningful specialization; ambiguous routing needs fallback and confidence handling.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Define Agent Routing Workflow and identify its place in an agent architecture.
- Choose a task where Agent Routing Workflow improves an agent system.
- Diagnose one failure caused by misusing Agent Routing Workflow.
- Interpret a trace or state transition involving Agent Routing Workflow.
- Explain one operational tradeoff of Agent Routing Workflow.
Documentation and sources
- Building Effective AI Agents (www.anthropic.com)