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Deterministic versus agentic workflow?

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  • Deterministic transitions follow defined code and recorded outcomes.
  • Agentic transitions delegate some next-step choices to a model.
  • I use AI for language uncertainty and deterministic control for business invariants.
Adapted from 13_AI.MD · “29.11 Workflows”. Code examples are study fragments. Difficulty and core labels are editorial estimates; version-specific behavior should be checked against your project.