Unit Testing AI Agents: Mocking LLM Calls for Fast, Deterministic Tests
Learn how to mock LLM API calls in your AI agent tests using FakeLLM objects, response fixtures, and assertion patterns for fast, deterministic, cost-free unit tests.
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Learn how to mock LLM API calls in your AI agent tests using FakeLLM objects, response fixtures, and assertion patterns for fast, deterministic, cost-free unit tests.
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