Configured Conversational AI Agent

A Configured Conversational AI Agent is a Conversational AI Agent whose behavior is set by a saved configuration of instructions and reference knowledge that a user or builder creates and that persists across conversations.

Context:
- It can (typically) carry custom instructions that apply to every conversation held under its configuration.
- It can (typically) carry reference files or documents that ground its answers in the user's own material.
- It can be saved and selected again, so that new conversations start from the same configuration.
- It can keep its configuration in a vendor's workspace or in a repository that its user holds.
- It can be shared by its builder with other users, or be premade by its vendor.
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Example(s):
- Vendor-hosted configured assistants, such as:
- Aget Agents, which keep their configuration in a repository that their principal holds.
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Counter-Example(s):
- A Domain-Specific Conversational AI Agent whose configuration only its vendor can set, such as a bank's customer-service chatbot; domain scope alone does not make an agent configured.
- A chatbot session that starts from the same default settings every time, with no saved configuration.
- A configured agent that does not converse, such as a continuous-integration bot driven by a configuration file.
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See: Conversational AI Agent, Aget Agent, Personal AI System.

References

AGET Framework. (2026). aget-framework/aget README. Retrieved 2026-10-15; no archive snapshot confirmed. Supports configuration kept in a repository the user holds: "Configure identity in .aget/version.json"; "Shared Memory: KB as collaboration substrate, not hidden AI state".

Anthropic. (2024). Collaborate with Claude on Projects. 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2026-10-15; no archive snapshot confirmed. Supports instructions and reference knowledge kept with a saved configuration: users can "organize their chats into Projects, bringing together curated sets of knowledge and chat activity in one place"; "Projects allow you to ground Claude’s outputs in your internal knowledge"; "you can define custom instructions for each Project to further tailor Claude’s responses".

Google. Use Gems in Gemini Apps. Gemini Apps Help. Retrieved 2026-10-15; archived snapshot of 2026-09-19. Supports saved, reusable configurations with instructions and files, including premade ones: "You can create and save Gems to customize responses in Gemini Apps to your specific needs."; "Enter a name and instructions for your Gem."; "You can add files to give your Gem more context"; "get a quick start with premade Gems". The page also notes: "Starting in November 2026, Gems will go away on personal Google accounts and automatically transition to skills."