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+"""
+Agent that generates a research brief using LangGraph, LangChain, and Tavily.
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import logging
+from typing import List, TypedDict
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from tavily import TavilyClient
+from langgraph import StateGraph, node, END, START
+from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI
+from langgraph.checkpoint.sqlite import SqliteSaver
+
+# Load environment variables
+load_dotenv()
+TAVILY_API_KEY = os.getenv("TAVILY_API_KEY")
+if not TAVILY_API_KEY:
+    raise RuntimeError("TAVILY_API_KEY not set in .env")
+
+# LLM client
+llm = ChatOpenAI(api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY"), model="gpt-4o-mini")
+
+# Tavily client
+search_client = TavilyClient(api_key=TAVILY_API_KEY)
+
+# State definition
+class BriefState(TypedDict):
+    topic: str
+    outline: List[str] | None
+    step_index: int
+    notes: List[str]
+    final_brief: str | None
+
+# Node: outline
+@node
+def outline(state: BriefState) -> BriefState:
+    prompt = f"Generate a concise 4–5 point outline for the topic: {state['topic']}. Return list of strings."
+    response = llm.invoke(prompt)
+    outline_text = response.content.strip()
+    outline_items = [line.strip() for line in outline_text.split("\n") if line.strip()]
+    if not outline_items:
+        raise ValueError("Outline generation returned empty list")
+    state["outline"] = outline_items
+    state["step_index"] = 0
+    state["notes"] = []
+    return state
+
+# Node: research_step
+@node
+def research_step(state: BriefState) -> BriefState:
+    if state["outline"] is None:
+        raise ValueError("Outline not initialized")
+    idx = state["step_index"]
+    if idx >= len(state["outline"]):
+        return state
+    query = state["outline"][idx]
+    try:
+        results = search_client.search(query, max_results=1)
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.warning(f"Tavily search failed for query '{query}': {e}. Retrying once.")
+        try:
+            results = search_client.search(query, max_results=1)
+        except Exception as e2:
+            logging.error(f"Tavily search failed again for query '{query}': {e2}. Skipping note.")
+            results = None
+    note = ""
+    if results and results.get("results"):
+        content = results["results"][0].get("content", "")
+        summary_prompt = (
+            f"Summarize the following content into a 5–8 sentence note.\n\n{content}"
+        )
+        try:
+            summary = llm.invoke(summary_prompt)
+            note = summary.content.strip()
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.error(f"LLM summarization failed for query '{query}': {e}. Using raw content.")
+            note = content[:500].strip()
+    if note:
+        state["notes"].append(note)
+    else:
+        state["notes"].append(f"No information found for: {query}")
+    state["step_index"] = idx + 1
+    return state
+
+# Node: synthesize
+@node
+def synthesize(state: BriefState) -> BriefState:
+    notes_text = "\n\n---\n\n".join(state["notes"])
+    prompt = f"Combine the following notes into a coherent brief with headings. Notes: {notes_text}."
+    response = llm.invoke(prompt)
+    state["final_brief"] = response.content.strip()
+    return state
+
+# Build graph
+workflow = StateGraph(BriefState)
+workflow.add_node("outline", outline)
+workflow.add_node("research_step", research_step)
+workflow.add_node("synthesize", synthesize)
+
+workflow.set_entry_point("outline")
+workflow.add_edge("outline", "research_step")
+workflow.add_conditional_edges(
+    "research_step",
+    lambda state: "synthesize" if state["step_index"] >= len(state["outline"]) else "research_step",
+)
+workflow.add_edge("synthesize", END)
+
+graph = workflow.compile(checkpointer=SqliteSaver.from_conn_str("sqlite:///graph_state.db"))
+
+def main(topic: str | None = None) -> None:
+    if not topic:
+        topic = "Artificial Intelligence"
+    initial_state: BriefState = {
+        "topic": topic,
+        "outline": None,
+        "step_index": 0,
+        "notes": [],
+        "final_brief": None,
+    }
+    result = graph.invoke(initial_state)
+    print("\n=== Outline ===")
+    if result["outline"]:
+        for i, item in enumerate(result["outline"], 1):
+            print(f"{i}. {item}")
+    print("\n=== Step Notes ===")
+    for i, note in enumerate(result["notes"], 1):
+        print(f"Step {i}: {note}\n")
+    print("\n=== Final Brief ===")
+    print(result["final_brief"] or "No brief generated.")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    topic_arg = sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv) > 1 else None
+    main(topic_arg)
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