Components of an AI Agent
An AI Agent is built from a few important parts: a goal, a model, tools, memory, and a way to decide the next action.
Playground
Meet the parts of an agent
Pick a real task, then press Next to run the agent one component at a time and watch the output build up to a real result.
1 · Choose a task
2 · Run the agent
Step 0 of 6
Agent output
Press Next to run the first component.
Component cards
What each part does
The same six parts appear in almost every AI agent.
Simple agent flow
The agent works in a loop
Instead of one straight line, the agent decides, acts, and checks progress, repeating until the goal is met.
🔑
Key takeaways
- • An AI Agent is made of multiple parts.
- • The model understands and decides.
- • Tools help the agent take action.
- • Memory helps the agent use past information.
- • The result is the completed task or useful response.
Summary
An AI Agent combines a model, goal, tools, memory, and actions to complete tasks. Each component plays a different role.