Deep Agents Architecture Decisions

When to Use Deep Agents

Use Deep Agents When You Need:

• Long-horizon tasks - Complex workflows spanning dozens of tool calls
• Planning capabilities - Task decomposition before execution
• Filesystem operations - Reading, writing, and editing files
• Subagent delegation - Isolated task execution with separate context windows
• Persistent memory - Long-term storage across conversations
• Human-in-the-loop - Approval gates for sensitive operations
• Context management - Auto-summarization for long conversations

Consider Alternatives When: