Glossary
Agent
An agent is a system that pursues a goal by choosing actions, using tools, observing results, and iterating until completion or halt.
Agent: An agent is a system that pursues a goal by choosing actions, using tools, observing results, and iterating until completion or halt.
Definition
An agent (in agentic AI) is software that uses a model to pursue a goal by selecting actions—often tool calls—observing results, and continuing until success, failure, or a stop condition.
Related concepts
- Not every chatbot is an agent; multi-step tool loops are the usual differentiator.
- Agents require scaffolding: runtime, tools, memory, and policies.