AI Agent Glossary
24 terms covering autonomous agents, tool use, orchestration, and the tools that power them.
Agent Chaining
Connecting multiple AI agents in sequence so the output of one becomes the input of the next.
Agent Governance
Systems and rules that constrain, oversee, and validate AI agent actions — vetoes, approvals, and checks.
Agent Loop
The continuous cycle of perceive, reason, act, and reflect that drives autonomous agent behavior.
Agent Orchestration
Coordinating multiple agents dynamically — routing tasks, managing state, and handling failures.
Agentic Workflow
A multi-step process where an AI agent autonomously plans, executes, and iterates on tasks using tools and reasoning.
LLM Routing
Directing requests to different language models based on task requirements, cost, or availability.
Model Fallback
Automatically switching to an alternative LLM when the primary model fails, is unavailable, or returns empty.
Prompt Engineering
The practice of designing inputs to LLMs to reliably produce desired outputs.
Roundtable Conversation
A structured multi-agent dialogue format where agents take turns discussing a topic, guided by an orchestrator.
Tool Registry
A catalog of capabilities available to AI agents — tools are discovered, validated, and invoked through the registry.