Chapter 6: Inside the Agent Loop

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Chapter 6 cover: Inside the Agent Loop Chapter 6, From One Message to One Completed Turn Chapter 6, Turn, Step, and Request Are Different Units Chapter 6, One Inbox Receives Agent Input Chapter 6, Follow-ups Continue; Injections Wait Chapter 6, Assemble Prompt Sections and Tool Schemas Chapter 6, Stream Chunks, Then Record the Message Chapter 6, Durable Events Record the Attempt Chapter 6, Tool Calls Enter a Guarded Pipeline Chapter 6, Waterfalls Let Plugins Intercept Work Chapter 6, Approval, Cancellation, and the Last Checkpoint Chapter 6, One Complete Turn, End to End

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