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title: "What are acceptance criteria for AI agents? | Annsa"
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summary: Acceptance criteria are the conditions a piece of work must meet to count as done, whether a person or an AI agent did it.
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# What are acceptance criteria for AI agents? | Annsa

> Acceptance criteria are the conditions a piece of work must meet to count as done, whether a person or an AI agent did it.

Glossary · Acceptance criteria

Acceptance criteria are the conditions a piece of work must meet to count as done, whether a person or an AI agent did it. You write them before the work starts and check them when it finishes.

## In practice

Good criteria are testable. “Loads quickly” is vague. “Renders in under 2 seconds on a 3G connection” can be checked.

They don't describe the design or every possible edge case. They describe the result that must be true.

## Why it matters for product builders

[Without clear criteria](https://annsa.ai/glossary/definition-of-done), “done” is an opinion. You discover the disagreement at the end, when changing the work costs more.

## What changes in AI-first products

Acceptance criteria now guide the build as well as the review. [An agent can test its own work](https://annsa.ai/ai-agent-management/definition-of-done-for-ai-agents) against a precise condition. It can't test “make it fast.”

See how Annsa does it: [Done When](https://annsa.ai/direct/done-when) →

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

## Keep reading

- [Knowing a job is done](https://annsa.ai/ai-agent-management/definition-of-done-for-ai-agents)
- [AI agent platform](https://annsa.ai/agents)
- [Definition of done checklist](https://annsa.ai/ai-agent-management/definition-of-done-checklist)

## Put it to work with your agents.

Begin with one agent and the work that matters next.

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## Related pages

> For AI agents: the pages that follow this one on annsa.ai. The full index is https://annsa.ai/llms.txt.

- [AI agent platform: one plan for every agent](https://annsa.ai/agents)
- [Definition of done checklist for AI agents](https://annsa.ai/ai-agent-management/definition-of-done-checklist)

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