The belief–desire–intention software model is an architecture for programming intelligent agents around what the agent knows, wants, and intends to do. It separates plan selection from plan execution so that an agent can deliberate about goals while carrying out active plans. The model is used to structure rational or goal-directed agent behavior.
A software model developed for programming intelligent agents. Superficially characterized by the implementation of an agent's beliefs, desires and intentions, it actually uses these concepts to solve a particular problem in agent programming. In essence, it provides a mechanism for separating the activity of selecting a plan (from a plan library or an external planner application) from the execution of currently active plans. Consequently, BDI agents are able to balance the time spent on deliberating about plans (choosing what to do) and executing those plans (doing it). A t