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How canvases make agentic workflows visible, steerable, and cost-efficient

Summary
Chat is great for intent, but agent work gets lost in the scroll. Here is how I use canvases with my agentic workflows—and why your workflow also deserves a canvas. The post How canvases make agentic workflows visible, steerable, and cost-efficient appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
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