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Agent State Management

The system that tracks everything an AI agent knows and has done so far during a task - the equivalent of working memory and a to-do list for a multi-step AI system.

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A detective's case file. Every piece of evidence, every interview, every lead followed and result observed is recorded. When the detective returns after a break, they review the file rather than starting over. The file is the state that makes the investigation coherent across time. Agent state management is the infrastructure that maintains the AI equivalent of this case file.

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