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AI Agent

Autonomous software loop leveraging an LLM as its core reasoning engine to observe environments, plan, and execute tool calls.

Mechanism & Definition

An autonomous system where an LLM functions as the decision-making engine within a loop. Given a goal, the agent observes environmental feedback, formulates task plans, selects and executes executable tools, evaluates execution output, and recursively iterates until fulfilling goal termination conditions.

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