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meta-agent

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Definition

An AI agent whose job is to watch another AI agent and rewrite the rules it's following.

In agentic-evolution frameworks, a coordinator agent that edits the underlying search mechanism — selection rules, prompts, persistent notes, skill files — between segments of an inner optimization loop.

Also called: meta-agents

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    When the AI Optimizer Edits the Grade Book: Why Harnessing Evolution Needs a Wall