# Stateful Agents: It's About The State, Not The LLM

DevFeed: [Stateful Agents: It's About The State, Not The LLM](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/stateful-agents-it-s-about-the-state-not-the-llm-33486.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://timkellogg.me/blog/2026/01/31/variety>)

Published: 2026-01-31T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tim Kellogg](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tim-kellogg.md>)

Topics: [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>)

Tags: [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [behavior](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/behavior.md>), [llm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llm.md>), [llms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llms.md>), [state](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/state.md>), [stateful](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/stateful.md>)

## AI overview

This opinion article argues that adding state changes how LLM-based agents behave. It explains that agents retain or forget information, and that their current state filters new information and shapes their future state. Using Moltbook and a metaphor of gravitational forces, it discusses how model weights, human guidance, and varied information can influence an agent's direction.

## Source excerpt

You think you know about LLMs? No, everything changes when you add state. Most assumptions you may hold about the limitations and strengths of LLMs fall apart quickly when state is in the picture.