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Agentic Workflow

Reviewed 9 April 2026 Canonical definition

An agentic workflow is a multi-step process where one or more AI agents make decisions, call tools, and pass results between stages to achieve a business outcome. Governance must span the entire workflow, not just individual agent actions.

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