[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":258},["ShallowReactive",2],{"content-page-\u002Ftools\u002Fai-agent-platform":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":228,"extension":229,"eyebrow":230,"faq":231,"intro":232,"meta":233,"modifiedDate":231,"navigation":234,"pageType":235,"path":236,"primaryCta":237,"primaryKeyword":240,"proofLinks":231,"publishDate":231,"relatedLinks":241,"schemaType":251,"secondaryCta":252,"seo":254,"status":255,"stem":256,"__hash__":257},"pages\u002Fpages\u002Ftools\u002Fai-agent-platform.md","AI Agent Platform",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":217},"minimark",[9,14,18,28,31,34,37,51,54,58,75,78,82,85,88,102,105,109,112,132,135,139,142,145,159,162,166,174,191,197,214],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"what-teams-usually-mean-by-platform","What teams usually mean by platform",[15,16,17],"p",{},"When buyers say “AI agent platform,” they usually mean one of two things:",[19,20,21,25],"ul",{},[22,23,24],"li",{},"a place to build and manage the workflow",[22,26,27],{},"a place to observe, govern, and maintain it after launch",[15,29,30],{},"The second part matters more than most teams expect.",[15,32,33],{},"In practice, many of those teams are also asking an API question without naming it clearly.",[15,35,36],{},"They do not only want a dashboard where someone clicks through agent flows. 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