AI engineering glossary · Agents tools MCP
What is agentic workflow?
Agentic workflow: A multi-step process in which language model calls, tools and code are combined to complete a task, ranging from a fixed pipeline written by developers to a fully model-directed loop. The term stresses that the task is done through several coordinated steps rather than one prompt and one answer.
Agentic workflow: an example
An insurance claim flow extracts fields from a scanned form, checks the policy database with a tool, and drafts a decision note for a human reviewer.
Related terms
More Agents tools MCP terms
- AI agent
- Approval gate
- AutoGen
- Autonomous agent
- Best-of-N sampling
- Browser agent
- Code agent
- Code interpreter tool
Where you learn it
Agentic workflow is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.