# Economic agent A.k.a. Economic space agent. An actor (individual, collective, organization, AI agent, network itself) capable of participating in and performing economic computation within a specific economic space, according to its governing protocols. An economic agent is not just a "user" or "node"; instead an agent possesses defined capabilities (agency) within the protocol. Exists natively to the economic protocol logic. --- Related context items - What is emerging? * [Economic media](https://hackmd.io/@ECSA/Hk9fV7KHle) * [Agency born in protocol](https://hackmd.io/@ECSA/ryKS6XFSlg) * [Network value protocols](https://hackmd.io/@ECSA/S1iCrmYrgl) * [Internet-native](https://hackmd.io/@ECSA/BJCE-NYBxe) * [Internet native economic agent: a new paradigm in value computation](https://hackmd.io/@ECSA/SyUNVEFBex)