Blocking Agent -
: The blocking agent needs access to the current "state" (conversation history) to identify context-specific risks that might not be apparent in a single message.
: When a block occurs, the system must handle it gracefully—such as providing a standardized "I cannot fulfill this request" response—rather than just crashing or failing silently. Key Patterns in Modern Agentic Systems How to Build Reliable AI Agents (without the hype) blocking agent
and every week there is a new fire ship video dropping something new where you're like "Oh shit do we now also need to know this?" YouTube·Dave Ebbelaar : The blocking agent needs access to the
: A blocking agent must return deterministic results (e.g., "Pass" or "Fail"). For example, a "ContentFilterMiddleware" might check for banned keywords and return a jump_to: "end" signal to skip further processing if a violation occurs. "Pass" or "Fail").
: The blocking agent needs access to the current "state" (conversation history) to identify context-specific risks that might not be apparent in a single message.
: When a block occurs, the system must handle it gracefully—such as providing a standardized "I cannot fulfill this request" response—rather than just crashing or failing silently. Key Patterns in Modern Agentic Systems How to Build Reliable AI Agents (without the hype)
and every week there is a new fire ship video dropping something new where you're like "Oh shit do we now also need to know this?" YouTube·Dave Ebbelaar
: A blocking agent must return deterministic results (e.g., "Pass" or "Fail"). For example, a "ContentFilterMiddleware" might check for banned keywords and return a jump_to: "end" signal to skip further processing if a violation occurs.