A process runs without a user present and reacts to incoming events. Which agent type fits?
Why C is the answer
An autonomous agent
Autonomous agents act on triggers without a person starting them. Prompt and response agents wait to be asked.
In detail
- An autonomous agent runs without a user, and reacts to events.
- Add review points for high-impact actions.
Use case
An illustrative scenario, not a real incident.
New supplier invoices arrive by email at all hours. An autonomous agent starts on each one, with nobody asking.
See it in different ways
flowchart TD
A{"What starts it?"} -->|"A user asks"| B["Prompt and response agent"]
A -->|"Assigned work"| C["Task agent"]
A -->|"An event, with no user present"| D["Autonomous agent"]mindmap
root((Agent types))
Prompt and response
User asks in chat
Task
User starts it
Autonomous
Event starts it
No user present
Multi-agent
SpecialistssequenceDiagram participant P0 as Incoming event participant P1 as Autonomous agent participant P2 as Business system P0->>P1: Trigger P1->>P2: Act P2-->>P1: Result
Key point: Autonomous agents run on triggers.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. A task agent a user starts by hand
- A task agent is started by a user.
- B. A static FAQ page
- A static page reacts to nothing.
- D. A prompt and response agent
- A prompt and response agent needs a user.