Agentic Systems Require Infrastructure Thinking

Agentic systems are often framed as prompt engineering problems. In practice, they are infrastructure problems.

When agents can call tools, hold state, and execute multi-step plans, orchestration design matters as much as model quality. Runtime controls, policy enforcement, and traceability determine whether autonomy is operationally viable.

This piece maps the platform requirements that separate reliable agentic systems from brittle demos.