# Build powerful AI agents with Clarifai

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents refer to autonomous systems that often leverage large language models (LLMs) as their core. Given high-level instructions, these agents possess the remarkable ability to understand, plan, reason, and execute complex tasks to achieve specific goals.

They go beyond simple automation by demonstrating:

- **Intelligent planning** — Breaking down ambiguous instructions into actionable steps.
- **Tools utilization** — A tool equips an agent with specific capabilities, enabling it to perform actions and interact with the external world beyond its inherent text generation and reasoning. _What sets effective agents apart from basic language models is their ability to properly use tools._
- **Adaptability & learning** — Learning from interactions, maintaining context, and improving performance over time.
- **Collaboration** — Working with other agents to achieve complex, multi-faceted outcomes.

## Build Agents With Our API

Clarifai empowers developers to build powerful AI agents that can tackle real-world problems by interacting intelligently with diverse data and tools, all within a cohesive and manageable environment.

We provide a comprehensive suite of features, including:

- **Versatile AI models** — Access to a wide range of Clarifai models, including both text and vision capabilities, allowing agents to process and understand diverse forms of information.
- **Flexible interaction modes** — Seamlessly engage with base models, a single AI agent, or orchestrate complex interactions between multiple agents for intricate workflows.
- **Out-of-the-box tool connectors** — Instantly equip agents with essential functionalities, such as code execution, web search, image generation, and document library access.

- [**Build Agents**](https://docs.clarifai.com/compute/agents/build)
- [**Build Custom MCP Servers**](https://docs.clarifai.com/compute/agents/mcp)
- [**Deploy Open-Source MCP Servers**](https://docs.clarifai.com/compute/agents/deploy-mcp)
- [**Agent Skills**](https://docs.clarifai.com/compute/agents/agent-skills)

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