Deep vs Shallow Agents
Shallow agents tend to just loop through LLM calls and basic tool usage, which makes them great for quick hits but lousy at long, multi-step tasks. Deep agents, on the other hand, actually plan ahead, dive into complex topics, and carry projects through over longer time horizons.
You’re already seeing deep agents pop up in heavy research (shout-out to OpenAI’s Deep Research) and next-level coding assistants like Claude Code and Manus—places where a shallow bot would just give up.
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