Kontext chat sessions support two agent types: team and plan.
Current support on this page reflects the session agent types available in Kontext today.
Mode Comparison
| Mode | Agent type | Default | Primary behavior | Best for | Does it execute work? |
|---|
| Team | team | Yes | Coordinator routes work across SQL, chart, notebook, and Python specialists | Multi-step analysis, charting, notebook work, iterative execution | Yes |
| Plan | plan | No | Planning-first agent inspects scope and writes a durable plan plus ordered tasks | Scoping, implementation planning, analysis planning, workflow definition | No |
Selection Guidance
| Choose this mode | When |
|---|
team | The task is concrete and you want execution, outputs, or iteration now. |
plan | The task is ambiguous, large, or needs a grounded implementation / analysis plan first. |
Available In
| Surface | Usage |
|---|
| Chat sessions | Select whether a session should execute or plan first |
| Data Agent | Use the same runtime and project context with different interaction modes |
