AI article
The anatomy of an AI agent: model, loop, tools, memory
Community description: An AI agent is a language model wrapped in a loop that plans, calls tools and iterates toward a goal...
Dev.to | Sep 23, 2026 | Tyler Edwards
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An agent has a model, loop, tools and memory. Four model calls, two tool calls, one outcome. Do I need an agent framework to build an AI agent?
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