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Agents

Autonomous and semi-autonomous systems: tool use, orchestration, memory and evaluation.

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How AI Agents Work, and How to Secure Them

An agent is a model that directs its own tool use. That flexibility is useful and risky. Here is how agents differ from workflows, when to use one, and the controls that matter.

ExplainerOct 3, 20264 min read

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Agents

What Is Model Context Protocol (MCP)? A Practical Guide

MCP is an open standard for connecting AI applications to tools and data. Here is what it defines, what it leaves to you, and where it can go wrong.

ExplainerOct 3, 20263 min read