subagent
/ˈsʌbˌeɪdʒənt/
a helper agent spawned by another agent to handle a subtask
subagent in a sentence
“The planner spun up a subagent just to verify the citations.”
Origin of subagent
Latin sub under + agere to do
Related Words
scratchpad
a temporary workspace for plans, calculations, notes, or intermediate state used while completing a task
delegation
assigning a task to another agent or tool better suited to it
swarm
many simple agents cooperating without central control
computer use
an agent operating software through the screen, keyboard, and mouse like a person
Model Context Protocol
an open standard letting AI applications plug into external tools and data sources
agent
an AI system that uses a model, tools, and an execution loop to pursue a goal with some degree of autonomy