> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://praison.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Execution
> Control how agents run
Agents can run with different execution settings - timeouts, retries, and parallel processing.
```mermaid theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
graph LR
subgraph "Execution Control"
A[📋 Task] --> B{Mode?}
B -->|Sequential| C[➡️ One by One]
B -->|Parallel| D[⚡ All at Once]
B -->|Retry| E[🔄 Auto Retry]
end
classDef agent fill:#8B0000,stroke:#7C90A0,color:#fff
classDef tool fill:#189AB4,stroke:#7C90A0,color:#fff
class B agent
class A,C,D,E tool
classDef agent fill:#8B0000,color:#fff
classDef tool fill:#189AB4,color:#fff
```
## Quick Start
```typescript theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
import { Agent } from 'praisonai';
const agent = new Agent({
instructions: 'You complete tasks',
timeout: 30000 // 30 seconds max
});
await agent.chat('Analyze this document');
// Times out after 30 seconds if not complete
```
```typescript theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
const agent = new Agent({
timeout: 30000,
retries: 3,
retryDelay: 1000
});
```
***
## User Interaction Flow
```mermaid theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
sequenceDiagram
participant User
participant Agent
participant System
User->>Agent: "Process this"
Agent->>System: Execute
alt Timeout
System-->>Agent: Timeout
Agent->>System: Retry
end
System-->>Agent: Complete
Agent-->>User: Result
```
***
## Configuration Levels
```typescript theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
// Level 1: Number - Simple timeout
const agent = new Agent({
timeout: 30000
});
// Level 2: Dict - Multiple options
const agent = new Agent({
execution: {
timeout: 30000,
retries: 3,
retryDelay: 1000
}
});
// Level 3: Instance - Full control
const agent = new Agent({
execution: {
timeout: 60000,
retries: 5,
retryDelay: 2000,
maxConcurrent: 3,
onRetry: (attempt) => console.log(`Retry ${attempt}`)
}
});
```
***
## Execution Options
| Option | Default | Description |
| --------------- | ------- | --------------------- |
| `timeout` | `60000` | Max time in ms |
| `retries` | `0` | Retry attempts |
| `retryDelay` | `1000` | Delay between retries |
| `maxConcurrent` | `5` | Parallel limit |
***
## API Reference
Complete configuration options
***
## Best Practices
Most tasks complete in 30-60 seconds.
Network calls and external APIs benefit from retries.
Too many parallel tasks can overwhelm resources.
***
## Related
Multi-step workflows
Automatic backup