Common questions.
What is Executor Agent?
An executor agent is an AI agent that carries out specific, bounded actions assigned to it by an orchestrator or human operator.
How is Executor Agent used in production?
Unlike orchestrators, executors focus on a single task, calling an API, writing a file, querying a database, and typically operate with the minimum permissions needed for that action. Keeping executors narrowly scoped limits the blast radius of any compromise.
Which terms are related to Executor Agent?
Closely related concepts include Multi-Agent System, Agent Delegation, Orchestrator Agent, Semantic Memory (Agent). Each is defined in the Prefactor glossary.