About this episode

Mikiko Bazeley from MongoDB discusses the limitations of file-based agent workflows and the concept of agentic architecture.

What are the limitations of using a file-based agent workflow? Why do massive context windows tend to collapse? This week on the show, Mikiko Bazeley from MongoDB joins us to discuss agentic architecture and context engineering.

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Host: Real Python

Guest: Mikiko Bazeley

Topics covered

• agentic architecture
• file-based workflows
• context engineering
• limitations of files
• context windows

Keywords

• agentic architecture
• file-based workflows
• context engineering
• context windows
• MongoDB

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Organizations: MongoDB

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