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How does Catalyst differ from Temporal for agentic workloads?
Catalyst is built specifically for agentic workloads with probabilistic, long-running steps, whereas Temporal’s original design focuses on deterministic repeatable workflows. It leverages Dapr for portable distributed execution, handling non-deterministic steps without breaking workflow state, while Temporal optimizes for consistent, repeatable pipeline runs. Teams already using Temporal for mature deterministic tooling may not need a shift unless they adopt agentic work.
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