TOOLS, AGENTS & ORCHESTRATION • 183 / 397
Move from a model that talks to a system that can inspect and act.
Maximum Steps
Maximum steps caps how many iterations an agent may take.
Think of it like
Think of Maximum Steps like a coworker with access to a toolbox and a checklist: capability matters, but control and state matter just as much.
Real life
Assistants that book travel, search files or update tickets use concepts such as Maximum Steps.
SRE lens
Protect against infinite loops and uncontrolled token spend.
Remember thisMaximum steps caps how many iterations an agent may take.