A field guide to agents that act
An agent is a loop with tools, permissions and a way to stop.
A practical map of the moving parts: the model that chooses, the tools that change the world, and the checks that keep a task legible.
Photo: Taylor Vick
Start with the evidence
Read the system as a workflow: where it gets information, what it can do, and how a person can regain control.
This short edition draws on the sources listed in Source notes. Each page says what its evidence supports and where interpretation begins.