The 7 Agentic AI Design Patterns Every Developer Should Know (ReAct, Reflection, Tool Use, and More)
Most AI production failures between 2024 and 2026 were architectural, not model quality failures. These are the 7 agentic design patterns — ReAct, Reflection, Tool Use, Planning, Multi-Agent Collaboration, Sequential Workflows, and Human-in-the-Loop — with production-readiness ratings and real gotchas from building live systems.