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Everything You Need to Know About Agents

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"Agent" is one of the most overused words in software right now. It can mean a chatbot with a few tools, a script that loops until a task is done, or a system that plans, acts, and checks its own work over many steps. This article defines the term, explains how agents are built, lists the failure m…

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  1. 2026-10-18 12:01 · DEV Community — AI
    Everything You Need to Know About Agents

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