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  "content": "## Overview\n\nAgent Runtime is the execution engine that coordinates all components to work together.\n\n## Core Components\n\n```\n┌─────────────┐\n│   Runtime   │\n├─────────────┤\n│ Event Loop  │\n│ Tool Router │\n│ Context Mgr │\n│ LLM Client  │\n└─────────────┘\n```\n\n## Workflow\n\n1. **Receive Input** → 2. **Load Context** → 3. **LLM Reasoning** → 4. **Tool Call** → 5. **Return Result**\n\n## Event Loop\n\nRuntime uses event-driven architecture to handle concurrent requests for timely responses.\n\n## Tool Scheduling\n\nAutomatically matches and calls appropriate tools based on LLM output, supports serial and parallel execution.",
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