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LangGraph Core Concepts - Video Notes
Video Title: LangGraph Core Concepts | Agentic AI using LangGraph | Video 4 | CampusX
Channel: CampusX
Duration: 00:51:52
Overview:
This video explains the core concepts of LangGraph, a framework for building agentic AI applications. It covers LLM workflows, common patterns like prompt chaining and routing, the importance of graphs, nodes, and edges, state management, reducers, and LangGraph's execution model. The aim is to provide a conceptual understanding for practical implementation.
1. What is LangGraph? (Recap from previous video)
- An orchestration framework.
- Represents LLM workflows as graphs.
- Each node is a task; edges show the flow.
- Allows representation and execution of workflows as flowcharts.
Core Capabilities:
- Parallel task execution.
- Implementing loops and cycles.
- Branching based on conditions.
- Memory for conversation history.
- Resumability of workflows.
- Ideal for agentic and production-grade AI applications.
2. LLM Workflows
- Definition: A series of tasks executed in order to achieve a goal.
- LLM Workflow: A workflow where many tasks depend on LLMs for execution.
- Tasks involved: Prompting, reasoning, tool calling, memory access, decision-making.
- Structure: Can be linear, parallel, branched, or looped.
3. Common LLM Workflow Patterns
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Prompt Chaining:
- Involves multiple sequential calls to an LLM.
- Useful for breaking down complex tasks into smaller, manageable sub-tasks.
- Example: Generating a report by first creating an outline and then writing the report based on the outline.
- Allows for checks and validations at intermediate steps.
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Routing:
- Deciding which task or LLM should handle a given input.
- An LLM acts as a router to direct queries to the most appropriate handler.
- Example: A customer support chatbot routing technical, refund, or sales queries to specialized LLMs.
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Parallelization:
- Breaking down a task into multiple sub-tasks that can be executed simultaneously.
- Results from sub-tasks are merged to produce the final outcome.
- Example: Content moderation for a video platform, checking for community guideline violations, misinformation, and inappropriate content in parallel.
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Orchestrator Workers:
- Similar to parallelization, but sub-task nature is dynamically decided.
- An orchestrator LLM analyzes the input and assigns tasks to worker LLMs.
- Example: A research assistant where the orchestrator decides whether to search academic papers (Google Scholar) or news articles (Google News) based on the query.
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Evaluator Optimizer:
- Used for tasks requiring creativity or iteration (e.g., drafting emails, writing blogs).
- Involves a Generator LLM that produces an output and an Evaluator LLM that assesses it against criteria.
- If the output is rejected, the evaluator provides feedback, and the generator creates a new version.
- This loop continues until the evaluator is satisfied.
4. Graphs, Nodes, and Edges
- Core Concept: LangGraph represents workflows as graphs.
- Nodes:
- Represent a single, actionable task within the workflow.
- In LangGraph, each node is essentially a Python function.
- Edges:
- Connect nodes and define the flow of execution.
- Indicate which task should run next after a current task completes.
- Graph Structure: A collection of interconnected Python functions (nodes) linked by execution paths (edges).
- Types of Edges:
- Sequential (one after another).
- Parallel (multiple paths executing simultaneously).
- Conditional (branching based on logic).
- Looping (returning to previous nodes).
5. State
- Definition: A shared memory (key-value pairs) accessible to all nodes in the workflow.
- Purpose: Holds data required for execution and guides the workflow's progress.
- Characteristics:
- Accessible: All nodes can read the state.
- Mutable: Nodes can modify the state.
- Evolving: The state changes over time as the workflow progresses.
- Implementation: Typically a "typed dictionary" in Python.
- Usage: Nodes receive the current state as input, perform their task, update the state, and pass the modified state to the next node(s).
6. Reducers
- Purpose: Define how updates from nodes are applied to the shared state.
- Functionality: For each key in the state, a reducer specifies whether new data should:
- Replace the existing value.
- Merge with the existing value.
- Add to the existing value (e.g., appending to a list).
- Use Cases: Crucial for managing state updates, especially in parallel execution scenarios or when preserving history is important (e.g., in chatbots or iterative processes).
7. LangGraph Execution Model
- Inspiration: Inspired by Google's Pregel system for large-scale graph processing.
- Phases:
- Graph Definition: Define nodes, edges, and the initial state (typed dictionary).
- Compilation: Check the graph structure for logical consistency (e.g., no orphaned nodes).
- Execution:
- Invocation: Start by passing the initial state to the first node.
- Supersteps: The workflow progresses in rounds called supersteps. A superstep may involve one or more nodes executing concurrently.
- Message Passing: Nodes execute their Python function, perform partial updates to the state, and pass the updated state to subsequent nodes via edges.
- State Updates: Reducers manage how state updates occur.
- Termination: The execution stops when there are no more active nodes and no messages being passed between them.
Conclusion:
Understanding these core concepts (workflows, patterns, graphs/nodes/edges, state, reducers, execution model) is crucial for effectively building and deploying AI applications with LangGraph. Practical implementation in code will solidify this conceptual understanding.
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