Agreed that it's confusing. In case it helps, the concepts you're conflating are "agent-y" as an adjective (i.e. agent-like, for others) and "agency" the abstra

Agreed that it's confusing. In case it helps, the concepts you're conflating are "agent-y" as an adjective (i.e. agent-like, for others) and "agency" the abstract noun for the quality of being a good agent for oneself.