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How does Catalyst's agent runner differ from Temporal's activity model for AI tasks?
Catalyst's agent runner is a framework-agnostic component that can execute AI agents from LangGraph, CrewAI, or OpenAI Agents SDK, while Temporal's activity model is a generic function execution unit. Catalyst treats agent execution as a first-class concept with built-in workload identity and MCP tool authorization, whereas Temporal requires you to implement agent orchestration manually within activities. This makes Catalyst more suitable for AI agent workflows without custom glue code.
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