AI Agent
An AI agent is an autonomous program that combines a language model (LLM) with tools (web search, code execution, API access, file manipulation…) to accomplish complex multi-step tasks without human intervention at ever…
An AI agent is an autonomous program that combines a language model (LLM) with tools (web search, code execution, API access, file manipulation…) to accomplish complex multi-step tasks without human intervention at every step.
Unlike a simple chatbot that answers a question, an agent plans, executes, observes the result and adapts its strategy. People talk about agentic AI to describe this new generation of AI applications.
Examples: Claude Code, GitHub Copilot Workspace, Devin, Cursor Agent, Manus. The MCP protocol (Model Context Protocol) standardises the connection between agents and tools.