Your First AI Agent Will Fail. Here's How to Debug It.

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Learn to debug your first AI agent with 4 patterns to catch failures before users do, ensuring a smoother production experience

intermediate Published 27 Feb 2026
Action Steps
  1. Run your AI agent in verbose mode to identify initial issues
  2. Implement custom callbacks to monitor agent performance and catch errors
  3. Use LangSmith traces to analyze agent behavior and debug complex problems
  4. Test and iterate on your agent using these debugging patterns to ensure reliability
Who Needs to Know This

Developers and AI engineers on a team can benefit from this knowledge to improve the reliability of their AI agents, reducing downtime and user complaints

Key Insight

💡 Debugging AI agents requires a proactive approach, using techniques like verbose mode, custom callbacks, and LangSmith traces to catch failures early

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Learn to debug your first AI agent with 4 patterns to catch failures before users do, ensuring a smoother production experience

Full Article

Most developers discover their AI agent is broken in production. Here are 4 debugging patterns—from verbose mode to custom callbacks to LangSmith traces—that catch failures before users do.
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