When a tool-calling loop earns its complexity over a single call or a scripted pipeline, the manual and SDK-provided agentic loops in Python, and the guardrails — validation, approval, iteration caps — that keep an agent safe to run.
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When a tool-calling loop earns its complexity over a single call or a scripted pipeline, the manual and SDK-provided agentic loops in Python, and the guardrails — validation, appro...