Agentany

Agentany is a term in software engineering describing a class of systems that coordinate autonomous software agents across platforms, services, and devices. It covers conceptual frameworks and concrete implementations that let agents pursue goals, negotiate tasks, and share information in a coordinated manner. The aim is scalable automation, cooperative problem solving, and cross-domain orchestration without centralized control of every task.

Architecture typically includes an agent framework defining lifecycles, a task broker or scheduler, a communication substrate (such as message queues or publish-subscribe channels), a policy engine, and adapters for external services and devices. Agents may be reactive, deliberative, or hybrid, often employing planning, reasoning, or learning to select actions.

Key features include cross-platform execution, interoperable communication using standard or semi-standard protocols, security and authentication, access control, logging, and privacy-aware data handling. Agentany ecosystems emphasize modularity, allowing new agents and adapters to be added without changing core infrastructure.

Common use cases include enterprise workflow automation, multi-channel customer support automation, IoT orchestration, and distributed scientific simulations. While there is no single universal standard, Agentany work often uses established agent communication patterns such as FIPA-ACL, REST/GraphQL interfaces, and messaging protocols.

Limitations and concerns include coordination complexity, potential for unintended interactions, and the need for governance and auditing. See also: multi-agent systems, autonomous agents, workflow automation, AI governance.