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Workflow examplen8n BlogAug 31, 2026

Long-running agents beyond prompt engineering

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What changed

Y'all relying too much on prompting your way through agent design. Call it context engineering or god damn loop engineering, you still ask the LLM to make sure it only generates factual information and that it reviews information itself. The more you use an LLM to evaluate itself

Why it matters

Look for repeatable workflow patterns that could remove manual handoffs or rework.

What to do next

Map the update to one real process before discussing tools.

Estimate the manual time, rework, or delay it could remove.

Scope the smallest useful pilot with clear owner, data path, and success measure.