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slug: python-reference/AgentState
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## AgentState

```python
class AgentState(BaseAgent)
```

Representation of an agent's state. This is the state of the agent at a given time, and is persisted in the DB backend. The state has all the information needed to recreate a persisted agent.

**Arguments**:

- `id` _str_ - The unique identifier of the agent.
- `name` _str_ - The name of the agent (must be unique to the user).
- `created_at` _datetime_ - The datetime the agent was created.
- `message_ids` _List[str]_ - The ids of the messages in the agent's in-context memory.
- `memory` _Memory_ - The in-context memory of the agent.
- `tools` _List[str]_ - The tools used by the agent. This includes any memory editing functions specified in `memory`.
- `system` _str_ - The system prompt used by the agent.
- `llm_config` _LLMConfig_ - The LLM configuration used by the agent.
- `embedding_config` _EmbeddingConfig_ - The embedding configuration used by the agent.