> ## 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.

# Reflection

> Agents that improve their own work

Agents can review and improve their own responses before returning.

```mermaid theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
graph LR
    Agent[Agent] --> Review[Review]
    Review --> Output([Output])

    classDef agent fill:#8B0000,stroke:#7C90A0,color:#fff
    classDef tool fill:#189AB4,stroke:#7C90A0,color:#fff

    class Agent agent
    class Review,Output tool
    classDef agent fill:#8B0000,color:#fff
    classDef tool fill:#189AB4,color:#fff
```

## Quick Start

<Steps>
  <Step title="Simple Usage">
    ```typescript theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
    import { Agent } from 'praisonai';

    const agent = new Agent({
      instructions: 'You write professional content',
      reflection: true
    });

    await agent.chat('Write a business proposal');
    // Agent writes, reviews, and improves before returning
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="With Configuration">
    ```typescript theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
    const agent = new Agent({
      reflection: {
        rounds: 2,  // Review twice
        prompt: 'Check for clarity and professionalism'
      }
    });
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

***

## User Interaction Flow

```mermaid theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
sequenceDiagram
    participant User
    participant Agent
    participant Reviewer as Self-Review
    
    User->>Agent: "Write a proposal"
    Agent->>Agent: Generate draft
    Agent->>Reviewer: Review draft
    Reviewer-->>Agent: Improvements
    Agent->>Agent: Apply improvements
    Agent-->>User: Polished output
```

***

## Configuration Levels

```typescript theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
// Level 1: Bool - Enable with defaults
const agent = new Agent({
  reflection: true
});

// Level 2: Dict - With options
const agent = new Agent({
  reflection: {
    rounds: 2,
    prompt: 'Review for errors and clarity'
  }
});

// Level 3: Instance - Full control
const agent = new Agent({
  reflection: {
    rounds: 3,
    prompt: 'Focus on tone and accuracy',
    stopWhen: (output) => output.quality > 0.9
  }
});
```

***

## How It Works

1. **Generate**: Agent creates initial response
2. **Review**: Agent critiques its own work
3. **Improve**: Agent fixes identified issues
4. **Repeat**: Process continues for specified rounds

***

## API Reference

<Card title="ReflectionConfig" icon="code" href="/docs/sdk/reference/typescript/classes/ReflectionConfig">
  Complete configuration options
</Card>

***

## Best Practices

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Use 1-2 rounds">
    More rounds don't always mean better results.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="For quality-critical tasks">
    Enable for proposals, articles, and important content.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Combine with criteria">
    Use reflection with criteria for validated quality.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

***

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Criteria" icon="check-double" href="/docs/js/criteria">
    Define success conditions
  </Card>

  <Card title="Agent" icon="user" href="/docs/js/agent">
    Create agents
  </Card>
</CardGroup>