Common questions.
What is Agent Capability?
An agent capability is a specific skill or function an agent can perform, such as searching a database, calling an API, writing code, or sending a message.
How does Agent Capability work?
Capabilities are usually scoped one by one rather than granted to an agent wholesale, so each can be reasoned about on its own.
Which terms are related to Agent Capability?
Closely related concepts include AI Firewall, Tool Use (Function Calling), A2A Protocol (Agent-to-Agent Protocol), Context Window Poisoning. Each is defined in the Prefactor glossary.