AI Agent
In one sentenceAI that does not just answer, it acts: it plans steps, uses tools and works toward a goal with limited supervision.
What it means
A chatbot replies to your message. An agent takes a goal ("research these 20 companies and draft an intro for each"), breaks it into steps, uses tools like web search, your calendar or your CRM, checks its own work, and keeps going until it is done.
Agents rely on Tool Use and protocols like MCP to connect to other software.
How to use it
- Start with low-risk, repetitive tasks: research, list building, data cleanup, first drafts.
- Keep a Human in the Loop for anything that sends a message, spends money or touches customers.
- Be specific about the finish line: what does "done" look like?
In evyAI
evyAI's AI Research feature deploys AI agents (evyAI, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity, You.com) to research a person or company from their contact card.
Related terms
Harness Agentic AI Tool Use MCP Human in the Loop Multi-Agent System
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