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An action. A result. Another decision.
What makes this an agent?
TRY THISHide a receipt amount or make the calculator unavailable. Step through what happens.
One task.
Different conditions.
- 01You
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- 02Model request
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- 03Local observation
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- 04Model request
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- 05Host software
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- 06Calculator
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- 07Local observation
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- 08Stop · complete
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What this helps you see
An agent system can use observations to choose another action or stop. Tools, permissions and stopping rules belong to the surrounding system. A chat interface can contain an agent.
This is an observable, authored activity log—not a private thought process or a guarantee that real agents behave this way.
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How did systems like this develop?