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Agent retirement
the deliberate identification and removal of cognitive agents that have become obsolete or no longer serve their intended purpose due to environmental changes, representing a form of active unlearning
Why This Is a Definition
This definition names 'agent retirement', places it within the genus of cognitive process management, and specifies its differentia as deliberate identification and removal of obsolete agents due to environmental changes, distinguishing it from passive forgetting through the emphasis on active unlearning and intentional identification.
Source Lessons
The agent lifecycle mirrors the learning lifecycle
The way you create, maintain, and retire agents mirrors how you learn, practice, and let go of knowledge. Recognizing this parallel turns agent management into a form of self-directed development.
Agent drift
Agents degrade over time unless actively maintained — monitoring catches drift before it becomes failure.