# Agentic AI

> AI that plans, uses tools, receives feedback from the environment, and can act with partial autonomy.

- Category: Agents & Autonomy
- Stage: Established
- Also called: Agentic system, Compound AI system
- Canonical: https://www.joelcsaji.com/ai-dictionary/agentic-ai

## Plain English

The product is no longer only generating content; it is participating in a workflow.

## Example

A support agent classifies a ticket, fetches account data, drafts a refund, and asks a human to approve the action.

## Why it matters

Agentic systems change product, security, and UX design because the software can affect external systems.

## Related

- [AI Agent](https://www.joelcsaji.com/ai-dictionary/ai-agent)
- [Human-in-the-Loop](https://www.joelcsaji.com/ai-dictionary/human-in-the-loop)
- [Guardrails](https://www.joelcsaji.com/ai-dictionary/guardrails)

## Mentioned in

- [The AI-Powered Developer: Building Modern Web Apps in 2026](https://www.joelcsaji.com/blog/ai-powered-developer-2026)
- [Open Claw: The Rise, The Chaos, and What Comes Next](https://www.joelcsaji.com/blog/open-claw-rise-chaos-what-comes-next)
- [The Rise of AI Agents: How Autonomous AI Transformed Work in 2025-2026](https://www.joelcsaji.com/blog/rise-of-ai-agents-2025-2026)
- [The Evolution of Agentic AI: From Origins to Future Horizons](https://www.joelcsaji.com/blog/evolution-of-agentic-ai)

## Sources

- [Anthropic: Building Effective Agents](https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/building-effective-agents)
- [OWASP Agentic AI Top 10](https://genai.owasp.org/2025/12/09/owasp-top-10-for-agentic-applications-the-benchmark-for-agentic-security-in-the-age-of-autonomous-ai/)