FROM PROTOTYPE TO PRODUCTION

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING • Name two reasons demos hide problems. ◦ Answer: Hand-picked inputs and skipping error handling, logging, and limits are two; small scale and watched single runs are others. • Why must partial checklist items not count as done? ◦ Answer: A half-finished safeguard can fail exactly when needed, giving false confidence. • If each of ten steps is 95 percent reliable, roughly how reliable is the whole chain? ◦ Answer: About 60 percent, because the chances multiply. • Why do simple agents tend to win in production? ◦ Answer: They have fewer ways to fail and are easier to test, debug, and explain. • Why do most production agents stay simple and controllable? ◦ Answer: Because simple agents are easier to test, watch, and fix, and predictable behavior matters more in production than clever behavior.