# Agentic Autonomy Levels

DevFeed: [Agentic Autonomy Levels](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/agentic-autonomy-levels-18043.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://addyo.substack.com/p/agentic-autonomy-levels>)

Author: Addy Osmani

Published: 2026-07-03T14:30:33Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Elevate](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/elevate.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Orchestration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/orchestration.md>), [Agent Skill](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/agent-skill.md>), [Claude](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude.md>), [Claude Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude-code.md>), [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/codex.md>)

Tags: [agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent.md>), [agentic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic.md>), [agentic-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic-engineering.md>), [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [claude](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude.md>), [claude-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude-code.md>), [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/codex.md>), [delegation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/delegation.md>), [multi-agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/multi-agent.md>), [orchestration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/orchestration.md>), [parallel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/parallel.md>), [scopes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scopes.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trust.md>), [verification](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/verification.md>)

## AI overview

This article proposes a two-axis model for evaluating agentic engineering: agency, describing how independently a single agent operates, and orchestration, describing the skill of coordinating multiple agents. It argues that a single autonomy ladder is insufficient for multi-agent work and emphasizes matching autonomy levels with appropriate verification.

## Source excerpt

A working model of autonomy for agentic engineering