Agentic
1 min read · Reviewed 17 Oct 2026
In short
Describes AI that plans and acts, rather than answering one question.
In plain English
The adjective for systems that break a goal into steps, use tools, and continue until the job is done or they get stuck.
A real example
"Agentic workflow" means a sequence where the AI decides what to do next, rather than following a path you laid out in advance.
Why it matters
It is the current frontier and the current source of overclaiming. Anything agentic that can act on your behalf can also act wrongly on your behalf — narrow goals and checkpoints matter.
