Diagnose: ImportError: cannot import name 'create_react_agent' from 'langgraph.prebuilt'
# Symptom
```
ImportError: cannot import name 'create_react_agent' from 'langgraph.prebuilt'
```
## Confirm
Check installed versions: `pip show langchain langgraph`. On langchain 1.x the old prebuilt path is gone.
## Cause
v1 moved the recommended agent factory from `langgraph.prebuilt.create_react_agent` to `langchain.agents.create_agent`. Old code, tutorials, and training data still import the old path.
## Fix
```python
from langchain.agents import create_agent
agent = create_agent(
model="claude-sonnet-4-6",
tools=[...],
system_prompt="You are a helpful assistant",
)
```
Note the renames that come with it: `prompt=` became `system_prompt=`, hooks became middleware. See the migration checklist skill for the full mapping.
## Verify
Build the agent and run one invoke. Then grep for other `langgraph.prebuilt` imports; the state helpers moved too (prefer `langchain.agents.AgentState`).Find related guidance
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