Recipe Overview

Some tasks have no fixed steps and require continuous control. An autonomous agent operates independently on an objective, planning and acting over multiple turns. Anthropic explains that such agents plan and operate independently, using feedback at each step. For instance, an autonomous coding agent might iteratively modify code and test it until the task is done. This solves open-ended problems by letting the agent adapt its approach based on results. The pattern works for tasks like research projects, creative writing, or system administration where the exact sequence of actions can't be predetermined.