Agentic Workflows
Multi-step, tool-using AI that plans and acts, not just answers.
Agent frameworks have consolidated around a handful of patterns (planner-executor, supervisor-worker). The hard part is no longer orchestration — it is evaluation, guardrails and giving agents safe, scoped tool access.
Signals behind this placement
- —Agent frameworks have converged on a small number of patterns (planner-executor, supervisor-worker).
- —Every major cloud and model vendor now ships an agent framework and an agent marketplace.
- —The hard problems reported by adopters are governance and evaluation, not raw capability.
Sequencing
Builds on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Evaluation-Driven AI Development, Agent & Tool Protocols (MCP, A2A)
Enables Autonomous Coding Agents, Threat Modeling for ML/LLM Systems
Agentic Operations across other industries
Multi-step, tool-using agents that plan and act inside real operational workflows.
Agentic Care Coordination
Multi-step AI that schedules, follows up and coordinates care across settings.
Agentic Fraud Investigation
Agents that triage alerts, gather evidence and draft case summaries across systems.
Agentic Shop-Floor Operations
Agents coordinating scheduling, exception-handling and routine decisions across production lines.
Agentic Customer Service
Multi-step agents resolving order issues, returns and account queries end to end.
From the Technology & SaaS Emerging Technology & Innovation Radar, Edition 2026.1, published 2026-10-01.
An independent, industry-agnostic radar curated by Shailesh Kumar.