Agentic Patterns Source

Overview

Awesome Agentic Patterns is a curated catalog of production-ready AI agent patterns. It bridges the gap between toy demos and production systems by documenting repeatable solutions that teams are actually using.

Primary URL: https://agentic-patterns.com/

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when... Use other skills when...

Designing multi-agent orchestration Implementing Claude Code-specific hooks (claude-hooks-configuration )

Solving context window limitations Writing custom agent definitions (custom-agent-definitions )

Implementing feedback/self-correction loops Creating file-based coordination (agent-file-coordination )

Researching security/sandboxing patterns Setting up MCP servers (mcp-management )

Need production-tested patterns with references Need Claude Code workflow patterns (multi-agent-workflows )

Pattern Categories

1. Context & Memory

Managing limited context windows through curation, caching, and episodic memory.

Key Patterns:

• Context Window Auto-Compaction

• Progressive Disclosure for Large Files

• Semantic Context Filtering

• Self-Identity Accumulation

When to research: Context limits affecting performance, memory persistence needs, large codebase navigation.

2. Feedback Loops

Self-healing mechanisms, CI integration, and iterative refinement.

Key Patterns:

• Self-correction loops

• CI integration patterns

• Iterative refinement workflows

When to research: Implementing retry logic, self-healing agents, continuous improvement cycles.

3. Learning & Adaptation

Reinforcement fine-tuning and skill library evolution.

Key Patterns:

• Memory Reinforcement Learning (MemRL)

• Skill Library Evolution

When to research: Agents that improve over time, skill accumulation, adaptive behavior.

4. Orchestration & Control

Task decomposition, multi-agent coordination, and tool routing.

Key Patterns:

• Planner-Worker Separation for Long-Running Agents

• Lane-Based Execution Queueing

• Custom Sandboxed Background Agent

• Tool routing patterns

When to research: Complex multi-step tasks, parallel agent execution, long-running operations.

5. Reliability & Eval

Testing harnesses, logging, and reproducibility safeguards.

Key Patterns:

• Failover-Aware Model Fallback

• Testing harnesses

• Observability patterns

When to research: Production reliability, testing agent behavior, debugging failures.

6. Security & Safety

Sandboxing, PII protection, and deterministic scanning.

Key Patterns:

• External Credential Sync

• Sandboxed Tool Authorization

• PII protection patterns

When to research: Secure agent execution, credential management, data protection.

7. Tool Use & Environment

Shell integration, browser automation, and API design.

Key Patterns:

• Intelligent Bash Tool Execution

• Browser automation patterns

• API design for agents

When to research: Tool integration, shell command patterns, API consumption.

8. UX & Collaboration

Human handoffs, async workflows, and transparency mechanisms.

Key Patterns:

• Human-in-the-loop patterns

• Async workflow management

• Transparent reasoning displays

When to research: User interaction design, approval workflows, explainability.

Research Workflow

Finding Patterns for a Specific Challenge

Search the catalog

WebSearch: site:agentic-patterns.com {challenge_keywords}

Fetch pattern details

WebFetch: https://agentic-patterns.com/patterns/{category}/{pattern-name} Prompt: Extract the pattern description, implementation guidance, and referenced examples

Cross-reference with local skills

• Compare with existing agent-patterns-plugin skills

• Identify gaps or enhancement opportunities

Exploring a Category

WebFetch: https://agentic-patterns.com/ Prompt: List all patterns in the {category} category with brief descriptions

Staying Current

The site actively maintains patterns with NEW and UPDATED badges:

Check for new patterns

WebFetch: https://agentic-patterns.com/ Prompt: List patterns marked as NEW or UPDATED in the past month

Review for applicability

• Does this pattern address a gap in our plugin?

• Can we adapt it to Claude Code workflows?

• Should we create a new skill based on this pattern?

Pattern Applicability to Claude Code

Site Category Claude Code Plugin/Skill

Context & Memory Context management in CLAUDE.md, skill loading

Feedback Loops Pre/post hooks, test-driven workflows

Orchestration & Control multi-agent-workflows , delegation-first

Tool Use & Environment claude-hooks-configuration , mcp-management

Security & Safety Permission systems, tool restrictions

UX & Collaboration agent-handoff-markers , approval workflows

Integration with Other Skills

This skill complements:

• multi-agent-workflows: Apply catalog patterns to Claude Code agent design

• agent-coordination-patterns: Enhance coordination with production patterns

• delegation-first: Research delegation patterns from real implementations

• custom-agent-definitions: Use patterns to inform agent specialization

Delegation Pattern

For deep pattern research:

Use research-documentation agent for:

• Comprehensive pattern analysis
• Cross-referencing multiple patterns
• Building implementation recommendations

Example delegation prompt: "Research agentic-patterns.com for patterns related to {challenge}. Extract implementation guidance and compare with our existing agent-patterns-plugin skills. Identify patterns we should adopt."

Agentic Optimizations

Context Approach

Quick pattern lookup WebSearch with site filter

Category exploration WebFetch main page, filter by category

Deep pattern analysis Delegate to research agent

Staying current Monthly review of NEW/UPDATED patterns

Quick Reference

Need Search Query

Context limits site:agentic-patterns.com context window compaction

Multi-agent site:agentic-patterns.com orchestration multi-agent

Self-healing site:agentic-patterns.com feedback loop self-correction

Security site:agentic-patterns.com sandbox authorization

Tool use site:agentic-patterns.com tool execution shell