# The thread is the Workflow: Durable AI agents without changing Agent code

DevFeed: [The thread is the Workflow: Durable AI agents without changing Agent code](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-thread-is-the-workflow-durable-ai-agents-without-changing-agent-code-35912.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://temporal.io/blog/manetu-the-thread-is-the-workflow>)

Author: Greg Haskins

Published: 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Temporal Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/temporal-blog.md>)

Topics: [AI Agent](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-agent.md>), [Langgraph](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/langgraph.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [Framework](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/framework.md>)

Tags: [agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent.md>), [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [crashes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/crashes.md>), [durability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/durability.md>), [langgraph](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/langgraph.md>), [state](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/state.md>), [workflow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflow.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains how Temporal Workflows add durable execution to LangGraph-based AI agents without requiring changes to the agent code. It describes mapping Agent Protocol Threads to Temporal Workflows, Runs to Activities, and checkpoints to Workflow state so executions can recover after worker crashes.

## Source excerpt

Learn how Temporal Workflows can make LangGraph-based AI agents durable, preserving threads and checkpoints across crashes without changing agent code.