Managing context in long-run agentic applications
Apr 13, 2026
Summary
This post contributes by detailing the challenges and solutions for managing context in long-running agentic applications. This is relevant to the EC2 platform evolution as agentic workflows are likely to be deployed and managed on this infrastructure, requiring efficient context management for their successful operation and scalability.
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