Glossary · Agents and protocols

Working memory

Temporary task state kept within the active context or run. It is constrained by context and can disappear during compaction, retries, or handoffs.

Agents and protocols

How autonomous agents plan, remember, call tools and talk to each other, including MCP and A2A, and where each step can go wrong.

AI agent · Agent loop · Planner · Executor · Agent memory · Long-term memory · Episodic memory · Semantic memory · Agent orchestration · Multi-agent system · Agent handoff · Delegation · Tool result · Tool schema · Tool description · Tool selection · Tool permission · Human-in-the-loop · Human-on-the-loop · Approval gate · Agent sandbox · Agent identity · Agent authorization · Agent discovery · Capability negotiation · MCP server · MCP client · MCP host · MCP resource · MCP prompt · MCP tool · MCP transport · JSON-RPC · A2A protocol · A2A client · A2A server · Agent skill · Agent task · Agent artifact

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