Everyone demos agent chains, but few mention the production nightmare of...

https://holdensinsightfulblogs.wordpress.com/2026/05/17/observe-ai-companion-agent-reality-vs-the-marketing-deck/

Everyone demos agent chains, but few mention the production nightmare of recursive tool-call loops at 3 AM. I’m pulling back the curtain on the observability and guardrails you need to keep agents from running in circles and burning tokens.