by Amit Shekhar · 7 May 2026
Reflection Agent
The Reflection Agent - what it is, how it is built, its anatomy, how it generates, critiques, and revises its own work, and how to handle its common failure modes.
Read on Outcome School ↗then come back to lock it in
Before you read, guessHow does the Generator, Critic, and Agent loop interact until the Stop Check fires?
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What this article covers
- What is a Reflection Agent
- Reflection Agent vs AI Agent
- Anatomy of a Reflection Agent
- How a Reflection Agent Works
- A Full Trace Example
- Reflection Agent vs ReAct Agent
- Common Failure Modes and How to Fix Them
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