Glossary

Glossary

Glossary

Agent Era Glossary

Search and explore key terms, concepts, and frameworks that define the world of AI agents.

Adept AI

Developer of multi-modal action-taking agents.

Adept AI

Developer of multi-modal action-taking agents.

Adept AI

Developer of multi-modal action-taking agents.

Adept AI

Developer of multi-modal action-taking agents.

Agent Autonomy

How much freedom an agent has to make decisions.

Agent Autonomy

How much freedom an agent has to make decisions.

Agent Autonomy

How much freedom an agent has to make decisions.

Agent Autonomy

How much freedom an agent has to make decisions.

Agent Framework

The software backbone for creating and running agents.

Agent Framework

The software backbone for creating and running agents.

Agent Framework

The software backbone for creating and running agents.

Agent Framework

The software backbone for creating and running agents.

Agent Governance

Managing the lifecycle and accountability of agents.

Agent Governance

Managing the lifecycle and accountability of agents.

Agent Governance

Managing the lifecycle and accountability of agents.

Agent Governance

Managing the lifecycle and accountability of agents.

Agent Identity

The unique digital identity of an AI agent.

Agent Identity

The unique digital identity of an AI agent.

Agent Identity

The unique digital identity of an AI agent.

Agent Identity

The unique digital identity of an AI agent.

Agent Identity Management

The set of processes and technologies used to create, store, and manage the unique identities of automated agents, ensuring their authenticity and controlling their lifecycle within the platform.

Agent Identity Management

The set of processes and technologies used to create, store, and manage the unique identities of automated agents, ensuring their authenticity and controlling their lifecycle within the platform.

Agent Identity Management

The set of processes and technologies used to create, store, and manage the unique identities of automated agents, ensuring their authenticity and controlling their lifecycle within the platform.

Agent Identity Management

The set of processes and technologies used to create, store, and manage the unique identities of automated agents, ensuring their authenticity and controlling their lifecycle within the platform.

Agent Lifecycle

Agent Lifecycle

Agent Lifecycle

Agent Lifecycle

Agent Marketplace

Where users discover and deploy prebuilt agents.

Agent Marketplace

Where users discover and deploy prebuilt agents.

Agent Marketplace

Where users discover and deploy prebuilt agents.

Agent Marketplace

Where users discover and deploy prebuilt agents.

Agent Observability

Monitoring what agents are doing — and why.

Agent Observability

Monitoring what agents are doing — and why.

Agent Observability

Monitoring what agents are doing — and why.

Agent Observability

Monitoring what agents are doing — and why.

Agent Operations (AgentOps)

Managing agents in production environments.

Agent Operations (AgentOps)

Managing agents in production environments.

Agent Operations (AgentOps)

Managing agents in production environments.

Agent Operations (AgentOps)

Managing agents in production environments.

Agent Orchestration

How agents coordinate actions and resources.

Agent Orchestration

How agents coordinate actions and resources.

Agent Orchestration

How agents coordinate actions and resources.

Agent Orchestration

How agents coordinate actions and resources.

Agent Registry

A trusted catalog of discoverable agent services.

Agent Registry

A trusted catalog of discoverable agent services.

Agent Registry

A trusted catalog of discoverable agent services.

Agent Registry

A trusted catalog of discoverable agent services.

Agent Security and Identity

Vendors securing how agents access systems and data.

Agent Security and Identity

Vendors securing how agents access systems and data.

Agent Security and Identity

Vendors securing how agents access systems and data.

Agent Security and Identity

Vendors securing how agents access systems and data.

Agent Stack

The full technical and operational layers behind an agent.

Agent Stack

The full technical and operational layers behind an agent.

Agent Stack

The full technical and operational layers behind an agent.

Agent Stack

The full technical and operational layers behind an agent.

Agent-to-Agent Communication

How AI agents talk and collaborate securely.

Agent-to-Agent Communication

How AI agents talk and collaborate securely.

Agent-to-Agent Communication

How AI agents talk and collaborate securely.

Agent-to-Agent Communication

How AI agents talk and collaborate securely.

Agentic Infrastructure

Platforms that power the underlying agent ecosystem.

Agentic Infrastructure

Platforms that power the underlying agent ecosystem.

Agentic Infrastructure

Platforms that power the underlying agent ecosystem.

Agentic Infrastructure

Platforms that power the underlying agent ecosystem.

Agentic Integration Layer

Connecting agents to the APIs and tools they need.

Agentic Integration Layer

Connecting agents to the APIs and tools they need.

Agentic Integration Layer

Connecting agents to the APIs and tools they need.

Agentic Integration Layer

Connecting agents to the APIs and tools they need.

Anthropic

Developer of Claude and the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Anthropic

Developer of Claude and the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Anthropic

Developer of Claude and the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Anthropic

Developer of Claude and the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

API Key (Agent)

A unique, secret token used by an agent to authenticate itself when making requests to the platform's APIs, typically providing access to specific functionalities.

API Key (Agent)

A unique, secret token used by an agent to authenticate itself when making requests to the platform's APIs, typically providing access to specific functionalities.

API Key (Agent)

A unique, secret token used by an agent to authenticate itself when making requests to the platform's APIs, typically providing access to specific functionalities.

API Key (Agent)

A unique, secret token used by an agent to authenticate itself when making requests to the platform's APIs, typically providing access to specific functionalities.

Audit Trail

The record of every agent action.

Audit Trail

The record of every agent action.

Audit Trail

The record of every agent action.

Audit Trail

The record of every agent action.

Autonomous Agent

A self-directed system that plans and acts without supervision.

Autonomous Agent

A self-directed system that plans and acts without supervision.

Autonomous Agent

A self-directed system that plans and acts without supervision.

Autonomous Agent

A self-directed system that plans and acts without supervision.

Autonomous Research & Reasoning Agents

AI systems built for sustained, independent reasoning.

Autonomous Research & Reasoning Agents

AI systems built for sustained, independent reasoning.

Autonomous Research & Reasoning Agents

AI systems built for sustained, independent reasoning.

Autonomous Research & Reasoning Agents

AI systems built for sustained, independent reasoning.

Coding Agent

Short Desc: An agent that writes, tests, and ships code.

Coding Agent

Short Desc: An agent that writes, tests, and ships code.

Coding Agent

Short Desc: An agent that writes, tests, and ships code.

Coding Agent

Short Desc: An agent that writes, tests, and ships code.

Cognition Labs

Creator of Devin, the autonomous software engineer.

Cognition Labs

Creator of Devin, the autonomous software engineer.

Cognition Labs

Creator of Devin, the autonomous software engineer.

Cognition Labs

Creator of Devin, the autonomous software engineer.

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