{"id":7455,"date":"2026-08-19T19:10:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T19:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wiven.ai\/wiven-llm\/docs\/agents\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T19:10:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T19:10:04","slug":"agents","status":"publish","type":"wvn_doc","link":"https:\/\/www.wiven.ai\/en\/wiven-llm\/docs\/agents\/","title":{"rendered":"The agents"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The agents<\/h1>\n<p>A <strong>agent<\/strong> is an authorized assistant to <strong>act<\/strong>, and not just to respond.<br \/>\nWhere an ordinary conversation produces text, an agent strings together actions<br \/>\nconcrete examples: searching the web, reading a file, querying a database,<br \/>\nprepare an email, produce a graph.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Trigger an agent<\/h2>\n<h3>In a conversation<\/h3>\n<p>Prefix your message with <code>@agent<\/code> :<\/p>\n<pre><code>@agent Research the latest regulatory developments on electronic invoicing in Switzerland, then summarize them in ten lines.\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The agent takes control until the task is completed, then returns control to the<br \/>\nnormal conversation.<\/p>\n<h3>Permanently<\/h3>\n<p>A workspace set up in mode <strong>Automatic<\/strong> entrusts each message to a<br \/>\nagent. Reserved for spaces dedicated to automation: this mode is slower<br \/>\nand less predictable.<br \/>\n\u2192 <a href=\"\/en\/wiven-llm\/docs\/utilisation\/conversations\/\">Conversations<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Without human intervention<\/h3>\n<p>A <strong>planned task<\/strong> executes an agent according to a schedule, without anyone<br \/>\neither in front of the screen. \u2192 <a href=\"\/en\/wiven-llm\/docs\/agents\/taches-planifiees\/\">Planned tasks<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>How an agent works<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>He reads the request<\/strong> and determines what it must accomplish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>He chooses a tool<\/strong> among the skills activated in space.<\/li>\n<li><strong>He executes it<\/strong> and observes the result.<\/li>\n<li><strong>He starts again<\/strong> \u2014 as many times as necessary, each result guiding<br \/>\n   the next step.<\/li>\n<li><strong>He replies<\/strong>, based on what he actually achieved.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The progress is visible in the conversation: you can see which tools were used.<br \/>\ncalled and what they returned. A failing agent says so, rather than<br \/>\nto invent a result.<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>maximum number of tool calls<\/strong> limits loops: a blocked agent<br \/>\nstops instead of spinning indefinitely.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>What determines the quality of an agent<\/h2>\n<h3>The model<\/h3>\n<p>That&#039;s the main factor. Operating tools is more demanding than conversing.<br \/>\nYou need to choose the right tool, build valid arguments, and interpret<br \/>\na sometimes unexpected result. A model that responds very well to<br \/>\nquestions can fail as an agent.<\/p>\n<p>Each space can therefore assign an agent <strong>different model<\/strong> of that of<br \/>\nconversations. If agents matter to you, give them the best model.<br \/>\ncapable of what you have at your disposal.<br \/>\n\u2192 <a href=\"\/en\/wiven-llm\/docs\/demarrage\/modeles\/\">Choosing your models<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The formulation of the request<\/h3>\n<p>An agent follows instructions. Vague instructions produce vague results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ineffective:<\/strong> \u00ab&quot;Take care of competitive intelligence.&quot;\u00bb<\/p>\n<p><strong>Effective :<\/strong> \u00ab&quot;Consult the Pricing pages of the following three sites, note the<br \/>\nprices displayed for the entry-level offer, and present them in a table<br \/>\ncomparison with the date of consultation.\u00bb<\/p>\n<h3>Available skills<\/h3>\n<p>An agent can only do what their activated skills allow.<br \/>\nA request that assumes a tool is missing fails \u2014 and the agent has to say so.<br \/>\n\u2192 <a href=\"\/en\/wiven-llm\/docs\/agents\/competences\/\">SKILLS<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>What an agent can do<\/h2>\n<p>Depending on the skills activated:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Domain<\/th>\n<th>Examples<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Web<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Search, view a page, extract its content<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Documents<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Summarize a document from space, produce a file<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Files<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>List, read, and write to an authorized directory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Data<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Querying an SQL database for reading, producing a graph<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Communication<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Prepare an email, check a calendar, read a discussion thread<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Memory<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>View history, leave a note in the Second Brain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Creation<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Generate an image or video<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Job<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Auditing a website, searching for prospects<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>What to watch out for<\/h2>\n<p><strong>An agent is truly taking action.<\/strong> A written file writing skill<br \/>\nactual files; an email skill prepares real messages.<br \/>\nActivate only what is necessary, space by space.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outgoing actions are regulated.<\/strong> The skills likely to send<br \/>\nSomething outside is designed to prepare rather than ship, so<br \/>\nthan a valid human beforehand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An agent can be confidently wrong.<\/strong> He reports what his tools tell him<br \/>\nThey sent it back without checking it. A faulty web page remains faulty after being read.<br \/>\nby an agent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An agent costs more than a response.<\/strong> Each step is a call to the model. At<br \/>\nan external supplier, a ten-step task costs about ten times a<br \/>\nSimple question.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One agent is slower.<\/strong> Allow anywhere from tens of seconds to several minutes<br \/>\ndepending on the task, the model and the material.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Expand the agents<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Need<\/th>\n<th>Mechanism<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Add business instructions loaded on demand<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/en\/wiven-llm\/docs\/agents\/bibliotheque\/\">Skills library<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Connect a standardized external tool<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/en\/wiven-llm\/docs\/agents\/mcp\/\">MCP Servers<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Constructing a deterministic sequence, without a code<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/en\/wiven-llm\/docs\/agents\/flux\/\">Agent workflows<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Run automatically, according to a schedule<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/en\/wiven-llm\/docs\/agents\/taches-planifiees\/\">Planned 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