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Language Agent Tree Search

An agent method that explores multiple action paths as a search tree, with reflection and backtracking.

Definition

Language Agent Tree Search (LATS) treats an agent's decisions as a search tree, exploring several possible action paths, scoring them, and backtracking from dead ends, while combining reasoning, acting, and reflection. It trades extra compute for more reliable solutions on hard, multi-step tasks.