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Autonomy terms
How much an agent does on its own — from assistant to fully autonomous.
- 🧭AutonomyAgent
A software system powered by an LLM that perceives its environment, plans actions, and executes them — usually across multiple steps and tools.
- 🧭AutonomyAutonomous agent
An agent that plans, executes, and finishes a multi-step task without asking for human approval between steps.
- 🧭AutonomyCopilot
An AI tool that suggests changes inline and waits for the user to accept — the human stays in the driver's seat.
- 🧭AutonomyHuman in the loop
A workflow pattern where the agent pauses for human approval at one or more checkpoints before continuing.
- 🧭AutonomySemi-autonomous agent
An agent that plans and executes most steps unsupervised but pauses for approval before anything irreversible.