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# Why LangGraph?
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## LLM applications
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LLMs make it possible to embed intelligence into a new class of applications. There are many patterns for building applications that use LLMs. [Workflows](https://www.anthropic.com/research/building-effective-agents) have scaffolding of predefined code paths around LLM calls. LLMs can direct the control flow through these predefined code paths, which some consider to be an "[agentic system](https://www.anthropic.com/research/building-effective-agents)". In other cases, it's possible to remove this scaffolding, creating autonomous agents that can [plan](https://huyenchip.com/2025/01/07/agents.html), take actions via [tool calls](https://python.langchain.com/docs/concepts/tool_calling/), and directly respond [to the feedback from their own actions](https://research.google/blog/react-synergizing-reasoning-and-acting-in-language-models/) with further actions.
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## What LangGraph provides
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LangGraph provides low-level supporting infrastructure that sits underneath *any* workflow or agent. It does not abstract prompts or architecture, and provides three central benefits:
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### Persistence
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LangGraph has a [persistence layer](https://langchain-ai.github.io/langgraph/concepts/persistence/), which offers a number of benefits:
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- [Memory](https://langchain-ai.github.io/langgraph/concepts/memory/): LangGraph persists arbitrary aspects of your application's state, supporting memory of conversations and other updates within and across user interactions;
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- [Human-in-the-loop](https://langchain-ai.github.io/langgraph/concepts/human_in_the_loop/): Because state is checkpointed, execution can be interrupted and resumed, allowing for decisions, validation, and corrections via human input.
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### Streaming
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LangGraph also provides support for [streaming](../how-tos/index.md#streaming) workflow / agent state to the user (or developer) over the course of execution. LangGraph supports streaming of both events ([such as feedback from a tool call](../how-tos/streaming.ipynb#updates)) and [tokens from LLM calls](../how-tos/streaming-tokens.ipynb) embedded in an application.
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### Debugging and Deployment
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LangGraph provides an easy onramp for testing, debugging, and deploying applications via [LangGraph Platform](https://langchain-ai.github.io/langgraph/concepts/langgraph_platform/). This includes [Studio](https://langchain-ai.github.io/langgraph/concepts/langgraph_studio/), an IDE that enables visualization, interaction, and debugging of workflows or agents. This also includes numerous [options](https://langchain-ai.github.io/langgraph/tutorials/deployment/) for deployment. |