Glossary
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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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