Are LangGraph agents and other agent frameworks becoming obsolete?
Summary
The author reflects on building many LangGraph agents and questions their necessity with new generative models, advocating for simpler single-agent solutions with MCP tools and controlled endpoints over complex predefined frameworks.
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