Design LLM applications using LangChain 1.x and LangGraph for agents, memory, and tool integration. Use when building LangChain applications, implementing AI agents, or creating complex LLM workflows.
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Master modern LangChain 1.x and LangGraph for building sophisticated LLM applications with agents, state management, memory, and tool integration.
langchain (1.2.x) # High-level orchestration
langchain-core (1.2.x) # Core abstractions (messages, prompts, tools)
langchain-community # Third-party integrations
langgraph # Agent orchestration and state management
langchain-openai # OpenAI integrations
langchain-anthropic # Anthropic/Claude integrations
langchain-voyageai # Voyage AI embeddings
langchain-pinecone # Pinecone vector storeLangGraph is the standard for building agents in 2026. It provides:
Key Features:
Agent Patterns:
create_react_agentLangGraph uses TypedDict for explicit state:
from typing import Annotated, TypedDict
from langgraph.graph import MessagesState
# Simple message-based state
class AgentState(MessagesState):
"""Extends MessagesState with custom fields."""
context: Annotated[list, "retrieved documents"]
# Custom state for complex agents
class CustomState(TypedDict):
messages: Annotated[list, "conversation history"]
context: Annotated[dict, "retrieved context"]
current_step: str
results: listModern memory implementations:
Loading, transforming, and storing documents:
Components:
LangSmith is the standard for observability:
from langgraph.prebuilt import create_react_agent
from langgraph.checkpoint.memory import MemorySaver
from langchain_anthropic import ChatAnthropic
from langchain_core.tools import tool
import ast
import operator
# Initialize LLM (Claude Sonnet 4.6 recommended)
llm = ChatAnthropic(model="claude-sonnet-4-6", temperature=0)
# Define tools with Pydantic schemas
@tool
def search_database(query: str) -> str:
"""Search internal database for information."""
# Your database search logic
return f"Results for: {query}"
@tool
def calculate(expression: str) -> str:
"""Safely evaluate a mathematical expression.
Supports: +, -, *, /, **, %, parentheses
Example: '(2 + 3) * 4' returns '20'
"""
# Safe math evaluation using ast
allowed_operators = {
ast.Add: operator.add,
ast.Sub: operator.sub,
ast.Mult: operator.mul,
ast.Div: operator.truediv,
ast.Pow: operator.pow,
ast.Mod: operator.mod,
ast.USub: operator.neg,
}
def _eval(node):
if isinstance(node, ast.Constant):
return node.value
elif isinstance(node, ast.BinOp):
left = _eval(node.left)
right = _eval(node.right)
return allowed_operators[type(node.op)](left, right)
elif isinstance(node, ast.UnaryOp):
operand = _eval(node.operand)
return allowed_operators[type(node.op)](operand)
else:
raise ValueError(f"Unsupported operation: {type(node)}")
try:
tree = ast.parse(expression, mode='eval')
return str(_eval(tree.body))
except Exception as e:
return f"Error: {e}"
tools = [search_database, calculate]
# Create checkpointer for memory persistence
checkpointer = MemorySaver()
# Create ReAct agent
agent = create_react_agent(
llm,
tools,
checkpointer=checkpointer
)
# Run agent with thread ID for memory
config = {"configurable": {"thread_id": "user-123"}}
result = await agent.ainvoke(
{"messages": [("user", "Search for Python tutorials and calculate 25 * 4")]},
config=config
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import pytest
from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_agent_tool_selection():
"""Test agent selects correct tool."""
with patch.object(llm, 'ainvoke') as mock_llm:
mock_llm.return_value = AsyncMock(content="Using search_database")
result = await agent.ainvoke({
"messages": [("user", "search for documents")]
})
# Verify tool was called
assert "search_database" in str(result)
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_memory_persistence():
"""Test memory persists across invocations."""
config = {"configurable": {"thread_id": "test-thread"}}
# First message
await agent.ainvoke(
{"messages": [("user", "Remember: the code is 12345")]},
config
)
# Second message should remember
result = await agent.ainvoke(
{"messages": [("user", "What was the code?")]},
config
)
assert "12345" in result["messages"][-1].contentfrom langchain_community.cache import RedisCache
from langchain_core.globals import set_llm_cache
import redis
redis_client = redis.Redis.from_url("redis://localhost:6379")
set_llm_cache(RedisCache(redis_client))import asyncio
from langchain_core.documents import Document
async def process_documents(documents: list[Document]) -> list:
"""Process documents in parallel."""
tasks = [process_single(doc) for doc in documents]
return await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
async def process_single(doc: Document) -> dict:
"""Process a single document."""
chunks = text_splitter.split_documents([doc])
embeddings = await embeddings_model.aembed_documents(
[c.page_content for c in chunks]
)
return {"doc_id": doc.metadata.get("id"), "embeddings": embeddings}from langchain_pinecone import PineconeVectorStore
from pinecone import Pinecone
# Reuse Pinecone client
pc = Pinecone(api_key=os.environ["PINECONE_API_KEY"])
index = pc.Index("my-index")
# Create vector store with existing index
vectorstore = PineconeVectorStore(index=index, embedding=embeddings)5cc2549
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