Definition

What is an AI Agent?

An autonomous software program that uses a large language model to plan and execute multi-step tasks.

Unlike a simple chatbot that responds to single prompts, an AI agent can take actions like browsing the web, writing files, and calling APIs to complete a goal. Agents need access to relevant context to do their work effectively, which is why context management systems like Wire exist.

Related concepts
Multi-Agent System

An architecture where multiple AI agents collaborate on a task, each with its own context window, tools, and responsibilities.

Further reading
Five Ways to Give AI Access to Your Data Why Multi-Agent AI Systems Fail at Context Why Sales AI Fails Without Deal Context Why Product Management AI Gives Wrong Priorities How to Measure Context Quality for AI Agents Why AI Coding Assistants Can't See Your Codebase Why Customer Support AI Gives Wrong Answers How Prompt Caching Cuts AI Agent Costs by 90% Context Poisoning: When Bad Data Becomes AI Ground Truth

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AI Agent Context as a Service Context Container Structured Context Context Engineering Context Portability Context Rot Context Window MCP (Model Context Protocol) MCP Server RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) Fine-Tuning Semantic Search Multi-Agent System Context Compression Context Drift Context Poisoning Prompt Caching Wire

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