Agent may refer to:

Espionage, investigation, and law , spies or intelligence officers Law of agency, laws involving a person authorized to act on behalf of another Agent of record, a person with a contractual agreement with an insurance policy owner Election agent, a person responsible for the conduct of a political campaign Free agent, a sports player who is eligible to sign with any club or franchise Literary agent, an agent who represents writers and their written works Modeling agency, a person or a corporation which represents fashion models Press agent, a professional publicist Foreign agent, a person who carries out the interests of a foreign country Political agent (disambiguation) Patent attorney, an attorney who represents clients in patent matters Real estate agent, an intermediary between sellers and buyers of real estate Registered agent, in the US, receives service of process for a party in a legal action Shipping agent, a person responsible for handling shipments and cargo Sports agent, a legal representative for professional sports figures such as athletes and coaches Talent agent or booking agent, a person who finds jobs for entertainment professionals Trade mark agent, a person who represents clients in trade mark matters Travel agent, a retailer that provides travel and tourism related services Special agent, an American criminal investigator or detective for example

Arts and entertainment Fictional characters Agent (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character Agent (The Matrix), a group of characters in the series The Agents, superhuman characters in Seven Samurai 20XX

Film and television The Agent (1922 film), featuring Oliver Hardy The Agent (2010 film), a short film Agent (film), a spy thriller film Agent (TV series), a Polish reality competition

Music Agent (band), an American hardcore band from Long Island, New York Agents (Finnish band), a Finnish schlager/rock'n'roll band The Agents (Australian band), led by James Griffin "Intro: The Agent", by Rhymefest from El Che (2010) "The Agent" (Little Man Tate song) (2006)

Other uses in arts and entertainment Agent (video game), a stealth action game

Science and technology Biology and chemistry Biological agent, a bacterium, virus, protozoan, parasite, or fungus used as a weapon Chemical agent, used as a chemical weapon

Computing Agent architecture, a blueprint for software agents and control systems Agent-based model, a computational model for simulating the actions and interactions of individuals Agentic AI, autonomous artificial intelligence that can make decisions and act on those decisions on its own Forté Agent, an email and Usenet news client Intelligent agent, an autonomous, goal-directed entity which observes and acts upon an environment Software agent, a piece of software that acts for a user or other program User agent, software that is acting on behalf of a user

Other uses Agency (philosophy), the capacity of an actor to act in a given environment Agency (psychology), an attribute of humans and non-human animals Agent (economics), an actor and decision maker in a model Agent (grammar), in linguistics, the thematic relation of a cause or initiator to an event Agent noun, a word identifying an actor, derived from a word denoting an action Cleaning agent, a substance used to remove bad smells, clutter, dirt, dust, or stains on surfaces

See also

Agency (disambiguation) Agent 13 (disambiguation) Agent X (disambiguation) Bot (disambiguation) Get Smart, an American comedy TV series which parodies the secret agent genre Secret Agent (disambiguation)