5. The Importance of Resources for Agents

Just as chefs need knives (tools) and ingredients (resources) to cook, Agentic AI needs both tools and resources to perform tasks. **What is a Resource?** Resources are the data inputs read by the agent, such as: * Text files, PDFs, and documents. * Database records. * JSON payloads from APIs. Using protocols like MCP, agents dynamically pull and process these raw materials to complete tasks.