ai/docs/03-agents/index.mdx

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---
title: Agents
description: An overview of building agents with the AI SDK.
---

# Agents

The following section shows you how to build agents with the AI SDK - systems where large language models (LLMs) use tools in a loop to accomplish tasks.

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  cards={[
    {
      title: 'Overview',
      description: 'Learn what agents are and why to use the Agent class.',
      href: '/docs/agents/overview',
    },
    {
      title: 'Building Agents',
      description: 'Complete guide to creating agents with the Agent class.',
      href: '/docs/agents/building-agents',
    },
    {
      title: 'Workflow Patterns',
      description:
        'Structured patterns using core functions for complex workflows.',
      href: '/docs/agents/workflows',
    },
    {
      title: 'Loop Control',
      description: 'Advanced execution control with stopWhen and prepareStep.',
      href: '/docs/agents/loop-control',
    },
    {
      title: 'Configuring Call Options',
      description:
        'Pass type-safe runtime inputs to dynamically configure agent behavior.',
      href: '/docs/agents/configuring-call-options',
    },
    {
      title: 'Subagents',
      description:
        'Delegate context-heavy tasks to specialized subagents while keeping the main agent focused.',
      href: '/docs/agents/subagents',
    },
  ]}
/>