I think “agent” may finally have a widely enough agreed upon definition to be useful jargon now
A post on simonwillison.net is cited by 44 distinct blogs to date (corpus.blog, measured 9 October 2026).
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44blogs citing
| Period | Blogs | Links |
|---|---|---|
| All time | 44 | 50 |
| Last 90 days | 7 | 8 |
| Last 30 days | 3 | 3 |
| Last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First cited | 18 Sept 2025 |
|---|---|
| Latest citation | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Anchor phrases | 5 |
| Called by its title | 2 of 44 blogs |
| External links | 8 |
| Words captured | 1,052 |
0 this week (still settling) · peak 3
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| Week of | Value |
|---|---|
| 15 Sept 2025 | 3 |
| 22 Sept 2025 | 3 |
| 29 Sept 2025 | 0 |
| 6 Oct 2025 | 1 |
| 13 Oct 2025 | 0 |
| 20 Oct 2025 | 0 |
| 27 Oct 2025 | 3 |
| 3 Nov 2025 | 1 |
| 10 Nov 2025 | 0 |
| 17 Nov 2025 | 1 |
| 24 Nov 2025 | 2 |
| 1 Dec 2025 | 1 |
| 8 Dec 2025 | 3 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | 1 |
| 22 Dec 2025 | 0 |
| 29 Dec 2025 | 2 |
| 5 Jan 2026 | 3 |
| 12 Jan 2026 | 0 |
| 19 Jan 2026 | 2 |
| 26 Jan 2026 | 0 |
| 2 Feb 2026 | 1 |
| 9 Feb 2026 | 1 |
| 16 Feb 2026 | 1 |
| 23 Feb 2026 | 1 |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 0 |
| 9 Mar 2026 | 0 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | 1 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | 0 |
| 30 Mar 2026 | 0 |
| 6 Apr 2026 | 0 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | 0 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | 0 |
| 27 Apr 2026 | 2 |
| 4 May 2026 | 0 |
| 11 May 2026 | 2 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1 |
| 25 May 2026 | 0 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 0 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 0 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 0 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 0 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 0 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 2 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 0 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 1 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 0 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 0 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 0 |
| 7 Sept 2026 | 1 |
| 14 Sept 2026 | 0 |
| 21 Sept 2026 | 2 |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0 (still settling) |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 0 (still settling) |
Each blog counts once, in the week of its first citation. A blog added to the index recently can bring old first citations in at once.
Who cited it
Cited by 44 blogs across 3 subjects: technology 30, books and writing 1, life 1, unclassified 12.
- Technology30
- Books and writing1
- Life1
- Unclassified12
How it is described
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- simon willison5 blogs
- i think “agent” may finally have a widely enough agreed upon definition to be useful jargon now2 blogs
- simon willison's definition2 blogs
- an llm agent runs tools in a loop to achieve a goal.1 blog
- "an llm agent runs tools in a loop to achieve a goal"1 blog
Cited by 44 blogs in 50 posts
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linked as ““runs tools in a loop to achieve a goal””
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “settled on in 2025”
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linked as “simple definition”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “An LLM agent runs tools in a loop to achieve a goal.”
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linked as “Software engineer Simon Willison has probably the most concise”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “An LLM agent runs tools in a loop to achieve a goal.”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “September 2025”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “I think “agent” may finally have a widely enough agreed upon definition to be useful jargon now”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “Simon Willison's one-sentence definition”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “an LLM that runs in an agentic loop”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)1 other post
linked as “definition of an agent”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as ““LLMs using tools in a loop” — Simon Willison”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “agentic AI”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “Simon Willison’s”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “borrowed from my friend Simon Willison”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “describes agents”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “agentic search”
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linked as “something that runs tools in a loop to achieve a goal”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “agent is an LLM that can use tools in a loop to achieve a goal”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “Simon Willison's definition”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “Reference”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “Simon Willison”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “Simon Willison's definition”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “Simon Willison”
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linked as “Simon Willison’s take”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as “"an LLM agent runs tools in a loop to achieve a goal"”
Read at the source (opens in a new tab)linked as ““I think ‘agent’ may finally have a widely enough agreed upon definition to be useful jargon now,””
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