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Multi-agent systems with state management use LangGraph to create stateful graphs where nodes represent agents, edges define routing, and checkpointers persist state across interrupts. LangGraph's StateGraph allows you to define nodes that read and update shared state, add conditional edges for dynamic routing, and configure persistence backends so workflows resume from checkpoints without losing context.

Stateful graphs maintain and evolve shared state as agents process tasks, enabling coordination across distributed agents. Use them when you need agents to share context, make decisions based on collective state, handle interrupts for human approval, or recover from failures without restarting—essential for complex workflows like Plan-and-Execute or Human-in-the-Loop patterns.

Conditional edges in LangGraph route execution based on current state values. Define edge functions that inspect state and return the next node name, enabling dynamic routing where different agents handle different paths. Combined with fan-out Send patterns, this supports multi-agent orchestration like Map-Reduce where tasks fan out and results aggregate back.

Yes, LangGraph's interrupt feature pauses graph execution at designated nodes, allowing human review before continuing. Configure checkpointer persistence to save state, trigger interrupts when human approval is needed, and resume with updated state once approved—enabling Human-in-the-Loop workflows without rerunning earlier steps.

LangGraph supports multiple checkpointer backends to persist graph state across interrupts and failures. Each backend stores snapshots of state at each step, enabling resumption from any checkpoint. The choice depends on your infrastructure—backends vary in durability, latency, and integration with existing systems.

Messages and channel-based state in LangGraph allow agents to communicate through shared, typed state containers. Channels partition state by data type or role, and node functions read from and write to channels as partial updates, enabling clean separation of concerns and type safety across multi-agent systems.