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schema: 1
type: term
title: _user agent_
description: >-
  A _user agent_ is software that acts, reads, and writes on behalf of a person
  — the role agentic browsers like OpenAI's Atlas and other agent-native
  products build around.
canonical: 'https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/user-agent-b32a6d78ebb3'
markdown: 'https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/user-agent-b32a6d78ebb3.md'
llms: null
parent: 'https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/llms.txt'
channel: everyinc
updated: '2026-10-23T22:12:35.346Z'
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---


# \_user agent\_

Canonical: https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/explore/term/user-agent-b32a6d78ebb3

Parent: [Channel index](https://liquidgold.cc/channel/everyinc/llms.txt)

## Definition

A _user agent_ is software that acts, reads, and writes on behalf of a person — the role agentic browsers like OpenAI's Atlas and other agent-native products build around.

In the channel's material, _user agent_ refers to software that acts, reads, and writes **on the user's behalf** — the defining premise behind **agent-native products** and **agentic browsers** such as OpenAI's Atlas. The framing question the material keeps returning to is: when the software can act for you, what should the product look like?