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COMPEL Glossary / agent-taxonomy
Agent taxonomy
A seven-category classification — conversational, task, workflow, RPA-adjacent, research, code, embodied — used to scope an agent's design, risk profile, and governance controls.
What this means in practice
Different categories have different failure modes, different regulatory exposure, and different typical lifecycles.
Synonyms
agent classification , agent-type taxonomy
See also
- Agentic AI system — An AI system that executes tools, loops over multi-step plans, maintains state across steps, and pursues goals semi-autonomously.
- Agent autonomy spectrum — The continuum along which agentic AI systems operate — from single-turn assistance through tool-augmented reasoning to fully autonomous multi-step execution — typically described with named gradations (Level 0 through Level 5).