AI agent, Deep Tech, software architecture: terms used by everyone, defined by no one. Here's what those words mean inside Swoft, and the methodological choices that follow from those definitions.
The Swoft definition strictly applies Wooldridge's four properties and adds three architectural constraints that make the agent reliable in production: bounded scope, native traceability, organizational identity.
Rather than claiming the label, we apply it. Five criteria, five honest tests. Verdict: Applied Deep Tech, not Foundational Deep Tech — and we explain the difference.
Six layers of explicit, structured, verifiable representation. Where an LLM alone has a representation hidden in its weights, Swoft agents know exactly what they know, and can prove it.
Our positions are not marketing claims — they shape every project we ship. If one of these resonates with a problem you're working on, we're happy to talk.