Operator-defined Agents
Operator-defined Agents
Agents are how you encode your tradecraft into AI that scales and accelerates how you work.
For the step-by-step walkthrough of how to create an Agent, see Create an Agent. This page focuses on the different kinds of Agents you can create and where each one operates in the platform.
Building your own Agents gives you:
- A way to embed your knowledge and tactics into reusable, scalable AI
- Agents that run autonomously at scale, such as emulating an adversary across an Operation or running with a Targeting campaign
- Agents that assist you in context, such as reviewing an Object or following an Overwatch session
Kinds of Agents you can create
Method supports several Agent types which plug your tradecraft into different surfaces of the platform.
- Adversaries: live inside Operator and run your adversary emulation operations. Encode the behavior of a specific threat actor and let the Agent carry it out. See At Scale Adversary Emulation.
- Targeting Agents: are part of the Targets app in Continuous Challenge. They are deployed by Targeting Campaigns.
- Overwatch Agents: follow along your Overwatch session, react to commands as they come in, and surface suggestions grounded in what the operator just did.
- Object Agents: investigate Objects. Open any Object view and send the Object and its full details to the Agent for analysis.
- Issue Agents: investigate Issues. Open an Issue and send it to the Agent to investigate, validate, or triage. These can also run automatically when new Issues appear. See Enable auto-running Issue Agents.
Whichever type you choose, the Agent’s behavior is shaped by its system prompt, model, targets, and the Tools it is allowed to use, and it is governed by Policies that decide where and under what conditions it can act.
Integrate your own Skills
Building your own Agents in Method allows you to make agents that act on your knowledge rather than generic defaults. You can integrate your tradecraft as Skills in Method so your agents understand your playbooks, your adversary profiles, your investigation steps, and the Tools your team has integrated.
The ability to bring your own MCP Tools to the platform is coming soon. In the immediate term, contact your Method representative to enable this on your stack.
Day-to-day usage
Operator-defined Agents serve two modes of work.
- As an assistant or copilot: Overwatch Agents, Object Agents, and Issue Agents, follow Overwatch sessions or respond to operators when handed a piece of work. They compound the speed and impact of your work.
- As high-scale autonomy: Adversary and Targeting Agents run engagements and campaigns on their own, applying your tradecraft across greater surface area.