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Aneesha Prasannan
Aneesha Prasannan

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AI agents seem to be the next step beyond RAG chatbots. Retrieving information is useful, but real value comes from completing workflows across systems. Interesting to see teams like GeekyAnts exploring this space. What production challenges have you faced

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Mitch

The biggest challenge I've seen is reliability. Getting an agent to complete a workflow once is easy, getting it to do it consistently across edge cases, changing APIs, and real user behavior is much harder.

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Aneesha Prasannan

Well said. Many teams focus on whether an agent can perform a task, but the bigger question is whether it can perform that task reliably thousands of times under real-world conditions. That's where observability, evaluation frameworks, and guardrails become critical.

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Vasyl

Good question. For me "reliable" came down to one thing: a fixed set of past failures the agent has to pass before each release. Without that it just means the last run that worked. How do you measure it?

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Aneesha Prasannan

Interesting perspective. I think reliability is best measured through a combination of regression tests, success rates on representative workflows, and how gracefully the agent handles unexpected situations. The ability to avoid repeating known failures is probably one of the strongest indicators of production readiness.

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Yashvinder Singh

It's great to see GeekyAnts exploring AI agents beyond traditional RAG workflows. Building the agent is only the beginning, the real challenge is ensuring reliability, observability, security, and predictable outcomes in production.

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Aneesha Prasannan

Completely agree. Production readiness is where AI agents are truly tested. Reliability, visibility into decision-making, and strong governance frameworks are essential for long-term success.