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title: "Actor: definition | KYE Protocol™ glossary"
description: "Actor: The entity actually performing an action."
url: https://kyeprotocol.com/glossary/actor/
lang: en
source: "KYE Protocol"
---

> Actor: The entity actually performing an action.

Core protocol

# Actor

The entity actually performing an action.

The entity actually performing an action. For an AI agent paying a merchant, the actor is the agent.

KYE™ Minute explains this term in an episode dated 6 November 2026, once podcast audio is switched on.

**Source** The KYE Protocol™ glossary, [as published](https://kyeprotocol.com/glossary/#actor). Not legal advice.