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Are state machines or role-based agent teams better for production?
#Explicit state machines are usually easier to test, trace, resume, and govern when a workflow has known stages, consequential actions, or regulatory evidence needs. Role-based teams can be useful when exploration and dynamic delegation create value. Production systems often combine explicit outer state with bounded role-based reasoning inside a step.
- Choose from workflow characteristics rather than framework branding.
- Make hidden transitions explicit before production.
- Dynamic delegation still needs budgets, permissions, stop conditions, and state ownership.
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