What is AI agent?
An AI agent is software that uses an LLM to decide and take actions — calling tools, running skills, or messaging on your behalf — rather than only answering a single question.
An AI agent pairs a language model with the ability to act: calling APIs, running scripts, reading and writing files, or messaging over a channel. Where a plain chatbot returns text, an agent can chain multiple steps and use tools to complete a task.
Agents typically run in a loop: read input, decide (via the LLM) what to do next, execute a tool or skill, observe the result, and repeat until the task is done or it needs your input.
On VibeOpenClaw
VibeOpenClaw hosts two open-source agent frameworks — OpenClaw and Hermes — each running in its own isolated Docker container, connected to messaging channels like Telegram, Discord, and Slack.