LangGraph conditional routing patterns. Use when implementing dynamic routing based on state, creating branching workflows, or building retry loops with conditional edges.
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January 25, 2026
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npx add-skill https://github.com/yonatangross/skillforge-claude-plugin/blob/main/plugins/ork/skills/langgraph-routing/SKILL.md -a claude-code --skill langgraph-routingInstallation paths:
.claude/skills/langgraph-routing/# LangGraph Conditional Routing
Route workflow execution dynamically based on state.
## Basic Conditional Edge
```python
from langgraph.graph import StateGraph, END
def route_based_on_quality(state: WorkflowState) -> str:
"""Decide next step based on quality score."""
if state["quality_score"] >= 0.8:
return "publish"
elif state["retry_count"] < 3:
return "retry"
else:
return "manual_review"
workflow.add_conditional_edges(
"quality_check",
route_based_on_quality,
{
"publish": "publish_node",
"retry": "generator",
"manual_review": "review_queue"
}
)
```
## Quality Gate Pattern
```python
def route_after_quality_gate(state: AnalysisState) -> str:
"""Route based on quality gate result."""
if state["quality_passed"]:
return "compress_findings"
elif state["retry_count"] < 2:
return "supervisor" # Retry
else:
return END # Return partial results
workflow.add_conditional_edges(
"quality_gate",
route_after_quality_gate,
{
"compress_findings": "compress_findings",
"supervisor": "supervisor",
END: END
}
)
```
## Retry Loop Pattern
```python
def llm_call_with_retry(state):
"""Retry failed LLM calls."""
try:
result = call_llm(state["input"])
state["output"] = result
state["retry_count"] = 0
return state
except Exception as e:
state["retry_count"] += 1
state["error"] = str(e)
return state
def should_retry(state) -> str:
if state.get("output"):
return "success"
elif state["retry_count"] < 3:
return "retry"
else:
return "failed"
workflow.add_conditional_edges(
"llm_call",
should_retry,
{
"success": "next_step",
"retry": "llm_call", # Loop back
"failed": "error_handler"
}
)
```
## Routing Patterns
```
Sequential: A → B → C (simple edges)
Branching: