diff --git a/src/controlflow/core/agent.py b/src/controlflow/core/agent.py
index 42ab9e46..ad33705b 100644
--- a/src/controlflow/core/agent.py
+++ b/src/controlflow/core/agent.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import logging
-from typing import Union
+from typing import Callable, Optional, Union
 
+from litellm import Message
 from marvin.utilities.asyncio import ExposeSyncMethodsMixin, expose_sync_method
 from pydantic import Field
 
 from controlflow.core.flow import Flow, get_flow
 from controlflow.core.task import Task
+from controlflow.llm.completions import Response, completion, completion_async
 from controlflow.tools.talk_to_human import talk_to_human
 from controlflow.utilities.prefect import (
     wrap_prefect_tool,
@@ -62,3 +64,51 @@ async def run_async(
 
     def __hash__(self):
         return id(self)
+
+
+class LiteAgent(ControlFlowModel, ExposeSyncMethodsMixin):
+    name: str = Field(
+        ...,
+        description="The name of the agent. This is used to identify the agent in the system and should be unique per assigned task.",
+    )
+    description: Optional[str] = Field(
+        None, description="A description of the agent, visible to other agents."
+    )
+    instructions: Optional[str] = Field(
+        None, description="Instructions for the agent, private to this agent."
+    )
+    tools: list[Callable] = Field(
+        [], description="List of tools availble to the agent."
+    )
+    user_access: bool = Field(
+        False,
+        description="If True, the agent is given tools for interacting with a human user.",
+    )
+    model: Optional[str] = Field(
+        None,
+        description="The model used by the agent. If not provided, the default model will be used.",
+    )
+
+    async def say_async(self, messages: Union[str, dict]) -> Response:
+        if not isinstance(messages, list):
+            raise ValueError("Messages must be provided as a list.")
+
+        messages = [
+            Message(role="user", content=m) if isinstance(m, str) else m
+            for m in messages
+        ]
+
+        return await completion_async(
+            messages=messages, model=self.model, tools=self.tools
+        )
+
+    async def say(self, messages: Union[str, dict]) -> Response:
+        if not isinstance(messages, list):
+            raise ValueError("Messages must be provided as a list.")
+
+        messages = [
+            Message(role="user", content=m) if isinstance(m, str) else m
+            for m in messages
+        ]
+
+        return completion(messages=messages, model=self.model, tools=self.tools)
diff --git a/src/controlflow/llm/completions.py b/src/controlflow/llm/completions.py
index bc22ed08..3e548800 100644
--- a/src/controlflow/llm/completions.py
+++ b/src/controlflow/llm/completions.py
@@ -39,15 +39,15 @@ def completion(
     Returns:
         A litellm.ModelResponse object representing the completion response.
     """
+
     intermediate_messages = []
     intermediate_responses = []
 
     if model is None:
         model = controlflow.settings.model
-    if tools is not None:
-        tool_dicts = [function_to_tool_dict(tool) for tool in tools]
-    else:
-        tool_dicts = None
+
+    tool_dicts = [function_to_tool_dict(tool) for tool in tools or []] or None
+
     response = litellm.completion(
         model=model,
         messages=messages,
@@ -101,10 +101,7 @@ def stream_completion(
     if model is None:
         model = controlflow.settings.model
 
-    if tools is not None:
-        tool_dicts = [function_to_tool_dict(tool) for tool in tools]
-    else:
-        tool_dicts = None
+    tool_dicts = [function_to_tool_dict(tool) for tool in tools or []] or None
 
     chunks = []
     for chunk in litellm.completion(
@@ -163,10 +160,7 @@ async def completion_async(
     if model is None:
         model = controlflow.settings.model
 
-    if tools is not None:
-        tool_dicts = [function_to_tool_dict(tool) for tool in tools]
-    else:
-        tool_dicts = None
+    tool_dicts = [function_to_tool_dict(tool) for tool in tools or []] or None
 
     response = await litellm.acompletion(
         model=model,
@@ -221,10 +215,7 @@ async def stream_completion_async(
     if model is None:
         model = controlflow.settings.model
 
-    if tools is not None:
-        tool_dicts = [function_to_tool_dict(tool) for tool in tools]
-    else:
-        tool_dicts = None
+    tool_dicts = [function_to_tool_dict(tool) for tool in tools or []] or None
 
     chunks = []
     async for chunk in litellm.acompletion(