diff --git a/.changeset/nervous-deers-boil.md b/.changeset/nervous-deers-boil.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8e7f4fc51078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nervous-deers-boil.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'ai': patch
+---
+
+feat(agent): add optional description property to agent
diff --git a/packages/ai/src/agent/agent.ts b/packages/ai/src/agent/agent.ts
index 381ca49b0f37..68d59cbef528 100644
--- a/packages/ai/src/agent/agent.ts
+++ b/packages/ai/src/agent/agent.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ export type AgentSettings<
    */
   name?: string;
 
+  /**
+   * The description of what the agent does.
+   */
+  description?: string;
+
   /**
    * The system prompt to use.
    */
@@ -146,6 +151,13 @@ export class Agent<
     return this.settings.name;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * The description of what the agent does.
+   */
+  get description(): string | undefined {
+    return this.settings.description;
+  }
+
   /**
    * The tools that the agent can use.
    */