What Is an Agent Network?

AI agents are no longer theoretical. They're showing up in inboxes, Slack threads, customer support queues, research workflows, and sales operations—doing real, valuable work. But as more companies build and use these agents, the question becomes: How do you find the right one? How do you build and share your own?

Enter the agent network.

An agent network is a place where AI agents live, work, and connect—with each other, with their builders, and with the users who rely on them. At Agent.ai, we’re building the first of these networks: A place that makes it easy for people to discover, use, and deploy AI agents in their workflows, and for builders to publish and grow the reach of their agents.

What Makes an Agent Network Different

Most people are familiar with app stores and marketplaces. They're centralized directories where you download software built by others. An agent network is something new. It’s not just a list of tools—it’s an ecosystem designed around interoperability, discoverability, and active collaboration between agents, users, and builders.

Here's what sets an agent network apart:

• Agents live here. These aren't static apps you install once. Agents in a network are dynamic, evolving, and often autonomous. They can take action on your behalf, learn from your data, and even work together.
• Users and builders coexist. If you're a user, you can search the network to find agents that do specific jobs (like lead enrichment, inbox triage, or executive briefing prep). If you're a builder, you can publish your agent to the network, where others can find and start using it.
• Discovery is native. Networks are built for searchability and tagging, so you can find agents by use case, integration, or capability—without needing to know exactly what you're looking for.

What You’ll Find on the Agent.ai Network

The Agent.ai network is home to a growing catalog of agents, created by expert builders across a range of domains. You’ll find:

• Task-specific agents, like ones that write follow-up emails, format meeting notes, or triage support tickets.
• Workflow agents, which chain multiple tools or steps together (e.g. pulling data from a CRM, analyzing it, and drafting a report).
• Integration agents that connect and act across tools like Gmail, Notion, Slack, and Google Drive.
• Specialist agents, trained on custom knowledge or fine-tuned for specific industries like SaaS, marketing, recruiting, or legal ops.

Each agent is published with clear descriptions, usage instructions, permissions, and often demo examples—so you can evaluate before using.

Why It’s Useful (and Cool)

The power of an agent network isn’t just access—it’s momentum. Because agents in a network can learn, improve, and be iterated on by others, progress compounds. Builders get feedback. Users get better tools. Agents can work together.

Some of the most compelling advantages of an agent network come from the way it accelerates adoption and innovation. First, you don’t need to start from scratch—users can adopt or customize existing agents rather than building their own from the ground up. This dramatically lowers the barrier to entry and speeds up time to value. As you explore the agents others have created, you’ll naturally deepen your understanding of how agents work, which leads to faster learning and greater confidence in building or using them effectively.

Another key benefit is the potential for cross-agent collaboration. Many agents in the network are designed to interoperate, making it possible to chain tasks across multiple agents. For example, one agent might summarize a document, another might translate it, and a third might route the final result to Slack or another tool.

Finally, because agents are continuously updated and improved, the quality of the network evolves over time. The best agents tend to rise to the top, driven by usage, feedback, and iteration, so users always have access to state-of-the-art tools.

How to Get Started

Whether you’re looking to use your first agent or publish one of your own, getting started is simple:

If you want to use an agent:

1. Browse the network. Start by searching for an agent by task (“email summarizer”, “calendar cleaner”, etc.).
   
   
2. Try an agent. Most agents run in a few clicks, and require little or no setup.
   
   
3. Use and adapt. Some agents are plug-and-play. Others you might customize or clone for your exact workflow.

If you want to build an agent:

1. Create your agent. You can define your agent’s instructions, actions, and UI.
   
   
2. Publish to the network. Add meta data, connect permissions, and make it discoverable.
   
   
3. Iterate. See usage, get feedback, and improve over time. 

The Future of Work Is Agent-Powered

At its core, an agent network is about unlocking compound intelligence, making it easier for people to create, find, and use autonomous agents that do useful work.

Whether you’re a startup founder, an operations lead, a recruiter, or a GTM team building AI into your day-to-day, the agent network is a new kind of playground, and a new kind of workplace.