What Makes an Agent?

How you would define an agent very much depends on the implementation or the library you use. In general, an agent boils down to three main elements:

1. Goal: The specific objective the agent aims to accomplish. This shapes its decision-making framework. For example, “write easy-to-understand object-oriented Python code.”

2. Role: The function of an agent. Who is it? A debugger, data scientist, sales marketer, etc.

3. Backstory: The context of the agent. Explains the goal, role, and what the agent is good at. An example of a backstory could be, “You are a senior Python programmer with a specialization in writing optimized, well-documented code and its test cases.”