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Moving an agentic workflow to production without building a custom control plane from scratch

I’ve been building out a multi-agent workflow for our internal ops (primarily handling automated document parsing -> RAG lookup -> updating an internal CRM based on specific business rules)

Initially, we hacked it together using raw LangChain and a custom FastAPI wrapper. It worked fine as a PoC, but moving it closer to production hit a wall of boring, non-AI infrastructure problems:

  1. **State & Memory Management:** Keeping track of conversation states and tool-execution logs across multiple steps.
  2. **Data Privacy:** Management refused to let customer data leave our VPC, so standard API wrappers were out.
  3. **The "Oops, it hallucinated a function call" Problem:** Building manual evaluation loops to catch agent failures before they hit the CRM.

We looked at building our own orchestration layer, but it felt like a massive waste of sprint capacity to re-invent the wheel for logging, RBAC, and local Docker/VPC execution.

We ended up testing out **Lyzr** because its SDK allows for local deployment/VPC hosting right out of the box, and it ships with a built-in control plane/trace logs so I didn't have to build an observability UI myself.

It saved us a ton of plumbing work, but it’s not a magic bullet. The learning curve on configuring complex multi-agent handoffs in their framework took a minute to click, and the documentation could definitely be more robust for niche edge cases.

For those running complex multi-agent workflows *locally* or in a private cloud: did you build your own microservices framework for agent state/monitoring, or did you lean on an existing low-code/SDK wrapper like Lyzr or LangGraph? What are the scale bottlenecks I should look out for next?

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u/Ok_Commission_8260 — 1 day ago
▲ 3 r/nocode

Treating no-code as a "shield" for my codebase completely changed how I build.

Just wanted to dump some thoughts here because I used to be that incredibly cynical software engineer who thought if you didn't write it line-by-line in VS Code, it was just a toy. I was totally wrong but I also think a lot of people approach no-code backward by trying to build massive, complex apps entirely inside a single builder, hitting a wall and getting burned.

Lately, my approach has gotten way more pragmatic. My job isn't actually to write code; it's to solve problems. And honestly, building another auth flow, user settings page or CRUD dashboard in React is just a waste of my finite time on earth.

Instead, I’ve started using no-code as a shield to protect my custom codebase from busywork. Here’s how I’m splitting things up lately to move at stupid speeds:

For the user-facing UI, I just throw it together in something like WeWeb or Bubble, but I point all the actual heavy-lifting logic to a custom Node/Postgres API that I control. The client gets a UI they can tweak without bugging me to change a button color, and I get to focus on clean backend architecture.

Same goes for the AI stuff. Clients keep asking for "AI agents" and RAG pipelines, but coding agent frameworks and building safety guardrails from scratch is a massive time sink. Lately, I've just been using Lyzr’s low-code agent studio to spin up the workflows, let it handle the data privacy stuff out of the box, and just connect it via API. It saves me weeks of tweaking prompts and dealing with hallucinations.

For internal stuff like admin panels, I completely refuse to write code. Retool connected to a DB replica does the job in an afternoon. And for data syncing? I just fire a webhook to Make.com and let them handle the third-party API circus. If an integration breaks, it breaks there, not in my server logs.

Curious how other devs or technical founders here are drawing the line.

u/Ok_Commission_8260 — 3 days ago

What’s your go-to framework for production AI agents?

I’ve spent the last few weeks testing a few of the big names:

  • Crew Ai
  • LangGraph
  • Lyzr AI
  • Microsoft Autogen

My quick take:

  • CrewAI is probably the easiest to get started with if you want role-based multi-agent workflows.
  • LangGraph gives you the most control and is great when you need complex, stateful workflows.
  • AutoGen is very flexible, but I found the learning curve a bit steeper than some of the newer frameworks.
  • Lyzr Architect stood out to me because it abstracts away a lot of the infrastructure and deployment work, making it easier to go from idea to production faster.

Each one has a different philosophy but it's impressive how much engineering effort these tools can save if you're building agent-based applications.

Curious what others are using and which framework has held up best in real-world projects.

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u/Ok_Commission_8260 — 4 days ago

Skincare startup

Do you think a skincare startup for mainly people who are going through hormonal changes is a good idea in this economy?

I have a good feeling about it but there are already so many domestic and international competitors in the market that I'm second guessing every.

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u/Ok_Commission_8260 — 4 days ago

AI agent platforms for business workflows

Been exploring different AI agent platforms for business workflows, and three names I keep seeing are lyzr, crew ai and LangGraph

Lyzr feels like a solid option if you want to build and deploy AI agents without stitching together a bunch of separate tools.CrewAI is great if you like the idea of multiple agents working together in defined roles, while LangGraph gives developers a lot of flexibility to design custom agent workflows with detailed control over each step.

Each seems to target a slightly different audience: Lyzr is more plug-and-play for business teams, CrewAI is popular for collaborative multi-agent setups and LangGraph is favored by teams that want to build highly customized systems.

Has anyone here used any of these in production? Curious which one felt the most practical for real business use cases.

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u/Ok_Commission_8260 — 4 days ago