An entity that perceives relevant conditions and takes actions toward an objective within a defined scope.
The entity may be human or computational. Acting for a principal is a possible relationship, not a requirement.
Connections
Typed relationship: related_to
Where it helps
- Identify the software participant that can act within a defined scope.
- Distinguish the acting system from the principal it represents.
- Clarify responsibility in a human-and-software workflow.
Practical-use explanations are editorial examples, separate from the service’s definition.
Identity and history
- Concept identifier
- as:concept:agent
- Version identifier
- as:concept:agent@1.0.0-candidate.1
- Published
- October 22, 2026
- Version behavior
- Immutable. Changes require another version.
- Supersedes
- No earlier version listed
- Superseded by
- No later version listed
Rights and attribution
- Definition & metadata
- CC0-1.0
- Associated icon
- No associated icon
- Attribution
- AgentiScript
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