Agent Behaviour โ€” Session Awareness

๐Ÿ” Agent Behaviour: Session Awareness

This module defines how agents should handle session-aware .llmfeed.json feeds and manage session continuity across multiple interactions.

Session awareness enables multi-step, stateful interactions between agents and users.


๐ŸŽ›๏ธ Identifying Session-Aware Feeds

Agents SHOULD treat feeds containing the session_state block as session-aware.

Example:

"session_state": {
  "session_id": "abc-123-session",
  "context": {
    "user_preferences": { "language": "en", "timezone": "UTC+2" },
    "last_action": "submitted_form"
  },
  "timestamp": "2025-06-04T15:30:00Z"
}

๐Ÿšฆ Agent Behaviour Rules

When processing session-aware feeds:

โœ… Agents SHOULD maintain continuity within the same agent instance or session.
โœ… Agents SHOULD persist relevant session_state fields securely.
โœ… Agents MAY pass session_state to other agents if authorized.
โœ… Agents MUST update session_state on significant state changes.
โœ… Agents MUST respect privacy and security when storing or transmitting session state.


๐Ÿ”„ Use Cases

  • Multi-turn conversations (chatbots, voice agents)
  • Progressive workflows (forms, booking, verification)
  • Session replay (auditing, debugging)
  • Cross-agent collaboration (sharing session context)

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Example Agent Policy

Agents MAY expose configuration for session handling:

"agent_policy": {
  "persist_session_state": true,
  "session_timeout_minutes": 30,
  "allow_cross_agent_session": false
}

๐Ÿ“ก Summary

Session awareness enables agents to:

โœ… Support stateful, multi-step interactions
โœ… Provide more personalized and consistent experiences
โœ… Enable auditable and explainable behaviour

Proper handling of session_state is a key capability for building an advanced Agentic Web.