Agent trajectory

The sequential path of states, actions, and observations executed by an LLM Agent to achieve a specific goal.

Context Engineering

The optimization of the trajectory through Langchain context engineering:

• Definition: The art and science of filling the context window with the precise information required at each step of the agent’s trajectory.
• Key Components:
  • Instructions
  • External Knowledge
  • Tool feedback
• Implementation: Frameworks such as LangGraph provide the infrastructure to manage these context transitions and strategies.

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Backlinks:

• 2026 04 14 Langchain context engineering

Source Notes

• 2026-04-23: Engine Survival: The Critical Role of Oil Pressure and Warning Lights
• 2026-04-14: [[lab-notes/2026-04-14-Optimizing-AI-Costs-and-Privacy-with-Local-Open-Source-Models-and-Hybr|“But OpenClaw is expensive…“]]