Personal agent

An agent that acts on your behalf, using your permissions.

It comes in two kinds. One uses your login and appears as you, so the logs usually cannot tell you apart. The other has its own name and a share of your permissions, so it can be limited and switched off without touching your account. Ask which kind a tool is before you connect it to email or company systems.

Also called

Delegated agent
On-behalf-of agent

Kind of

Agent An AI system that works toward a goal by deciding its own next steps and using tools to take actions.

Often confused with

Enterprise agent An agent with its own identity and permissions in your company's systems.

The other half

Internal agent One agent that many people in a company can give work to.

Acts as you An agent using your identity and permissions to take actions and appearing as you.
Acts for you An agent that acts for you under its own identity, with a limited share of your permissions, so logs usually show both the agent and you.

How it connects

Personal agent acts with your access Agent identity