Agent design pattern catalogue: A collection of architectural patterns for foundation model based agents

Yue Liu, Sin Kit Lo, Qinghua Lu, Liming Zhu, Dehai Zhao, Xiwei Xu, Stefan Harrer, Jon Whittle

Abstract: Highlights•A collection of architectural patterns for real-world agent implementations.•FM-based agent ecosystem with architectural pattern annotations as a guidance.•Curated analysis of patterns including benefits, trade-offs, and real-world uses.•A decision model for structuring the patterns and making rational design decisions.