Mastering Agentic AI: The Planning Pattern

mail@carlosprados.com (Carlos Prados) — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

In the previous post, Tool Use gave our agents senses and limbs — the ability to actually do something in the world. But there’s still a gap. Tools are great when the LLM knows which tool to use and when. They break down the moment the task is too complex to be handled by a single decision.

Ask an LLM with a calculator tool to “calculate the factorial of 12” and it’ll handle it. Ask it to “write me a comprehensive research report on the economic impact of semaglutide, including market trends, competitor analysis, and regulatory landscape” and you’re suddenly asking for something that no single tool call can produce. You need a sequence. You need a plan.

Planning on EnRedAndo Me - Carlos Prados

Mastering Agentic AI: The Planning Pattern