Glossary

Execution Agent

Also called: Action Agent, Task Agent

An AI agent specialized in executing tasks, invoking tools, carrying out plans, and interacting with external systems to achieve specified goals.

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Related terms

AI Agent

A software system that perceives its environment, reasons about goals, and autonomously performs actions using AI models, tools, memory, and workflows.

Planning Agent

An AI agent designed to create plans and strategies for achieving specific goals.

Tool Invocation

The act of executing an external tool or function call with specified parameters as directed by an AI agent.

Task Planning

The process where an AI agent formulates an ordered sequence of actions or subtasks to achieve a given goal.

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