Workflow 还是 AgentWorkflow vs Agent

Workflow vs Agent

解决什么问题What problem it solves

先判断这件事该不该做成自主体。First decide whether the job should be agentic at all.

这是什么What it is

Anthropic 的区分：workflow 用预定义代码路径编排模型与工具。

agent 则由模型动态决定自己的流程和工具使用。

官方建议从最简方案开始，够用就不必构建自主体系统。

Anthropic's distinction: workflows orchestrate models and tools through predefined code paths.

Agents are systems where the model dynamically directs its own process and tool use.

The official advice is to find the simplest solution and add complexity only when needed.

为什么需要知道Why it matters

选型的第一问。把 workflow 硬做成 Agent，只会更贵更不可靠。The first selection question. Forcing a workflow into an agent costs more and works worse.

别名Chinese aliases

工作流与自主体

现在能做什么What you can do now

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