> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.wissly.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What is an AI Agent?

> How multiple AI agents collaborate to handle complex requests

Inside Wissly, multiple **AI agents** work together to handle complex requests. This is what makes it possible to go beyond keyword matching and return answers that interpret your intent and synthesize information across many documents.

## What AI Agents Do

<Steps>
  <Step title="Understand Intent">
    Analyzes questions to understand what you really want to know.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Search for Information">
    Autonomously finds needed information across multiple documents.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Reason and Synthesize">
    Connects and synthesizes scattered information into a single answer.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Generate Results">
    Provides results in the requested format.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Difference from Traditional Search

| Traditional Keyword Search                     | Wissly AI Agent                                |
| ---------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| Provides list of documents containing keywords | Provides direct answers to questions           |
| User opens each document to verify             | AI finds and synthesizes relevant content      |
| Searches within single documents               | Connects information across multiple documents |
| Requires exact keywords                        | Understands natural language questions         |

## Example of Agent in Action

**Question:**

```
"Analyze which product performed best last quarter and why"
```

**Agent's process:**

<Steps>
  <Step title="Document Search">
    Searches for "last quarter performance" documents → Finds quarterly report
  </Step>

  <Step title="Data Extraction">
    Extracts "product-wise performance" data → Analyzes Excel data
  </Step>

  <Step title="Judgment">
    Identifies "best performing product" → Sorts by revenue/profit
  </Step>

  <Step title="Analyze Reasons">
    Analyzes "reasons" → References marketing reports, market analysis materials
  </Step>

  <Step title="Generate Answer">
    Synthesizes everything to generate answer
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Info>
  This entire process happens automatically in seconds.
</Info>

<Card title="Handling Complex Requests" icon="layer-group" href="/en/agent/complex-requests">
  Learn how to handle complex requests requiring multiple steps.
</Card>