AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
Why it matters
Claude can now read, modify and build Excel workbooks in-place while preserving formula dependencies, and pre-built AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → Skills plus live-data connectors show the shape Anthropic expects domain agents to take.