What Is a Data Agent?

A data agent is defined as a report that users can converse with, using natural language to ask questions about data. This approach aims to reduce the time analysts spend building visualizations and make self-service insights more accessible to business users. The agent interprets a question, generates the appropriate query for a governed data source, and returns the result as text or a table. A key distinction is that while a general AI agent acts on behalf of a user, a data agent's role is to ground the AI by providing accurate, query-based information.