Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Dynamic Workflows Explained: When to Use Them (and Avoid Burning Tokens)
In this video I break down what “dynamic workflows” actually are and clear up common confusion, then compare them to single-agent setups, sub-agents, and agent teams by focusing on where the plan lives. I explain how dynamic workflows move the plan into versionable code (a script) and use primitives like agent/parallel/pipeline, plus an implement–adversarial verify–fix loop that requires an objective oracle like a strong test suite. I also cover the real costs and limits (16 concurrent agents, 1,000 per run) and why people can burn huge token budgets, including a 2B-token example. Finally, I share a decision tree for when to use workflows and demo a real migration in Claude Code, moving models from MLX to Transformers with measurable tests.
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00:00 Two Billion Token Wakeup
00:52 Agents and Where Plans Live
02:36 Goal Completion Criteria
03:33 Dynamic Workflows Defined
05:05 Workflow Script Anatomy
06:18 Implement Verify Fix Loop
07:10 When Workflows Backfire
09:39 Decision Tree for Use
11:29 Turning On Workflows
12:16 Migration Demo in Quorum
Dynamic Workflows Explained: When to Use Them (and Avoid Burning Tokens)
In this video I break down what “dynamic workflows” actually are and clear up common confusion, then compare them to single-agent setups, sub-agents, and agent teams by focusing on where the plan lives. I explain how dynamic workflows move the plan into versionable code (a script) and use primitives like agent/parallel/pipeline, plus an implement–adversarial verify–fix loop that requires an objective oracle like a strong test suite. I also cover the real costs and limits (16 concurrent agents, 1,000 per run) and why people can burn huge token budgets, including a 2B-token example. Finally, I share a decision tree for when to use workflows and demo a real migration in Claude Code, moving models from MLX to Transformers with measurable tests.
Let's Connect:
🦾 Discord: discord.com/invite/t4eYQRUcXB
☕ Buy me a Coffee: ko-fi.com/promptengineering
|🔴 Patreon: patreon.com/PromptEngineering
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00:00 Two Billion Token Wakeup
00:52 Agents and Where Plans Live
02:36 Goal Completion Criteria
03:33 Dynamic Workflows Defined
05:05 Workflow Script Anatomy
06:18 Implement Verify Fix Loop
07:10 When Workflows Backfire
09:39 Decision Tree for Use
11:29 Turning On Workflows
12:16 Migration Demo in Quorum
