An Agent is a specialized assistant you can use directly in le Chat or programmatically via APIs.

Configured with instructions, tools, and knowledge, an Agent can perform tasks like:

Answering questions with a specific tone or style
Drafting emails or reports based on your mailbox and calendar
Analyzing data and generating insights from your files

🔑 When you find yourself repeating the same instructions or using the same tools again and again, an Agent can streamline your workflow.

How to create an Agent in le Chat

You can build and customize Agents directly in le Chat.

1. Access the Agents page

Open the Agents page by clicking Agents in the left menu.

Click Agents in the left menu

2. Create a new Agent

On the Agents page:

Click Create Agent to build a new Agent from scratch (1).
Or select a prebuilt template as a starting point (2).

Choose Create Agent (1) or a template (2)

3. Configure your Agent

On the configuration screen, set:

Name (required): Use a clear, descriptive name.
Description (optional): Briefly state what the Agent does.
Avatar (optional): Choose an avatar from presets or generate one.
Instructions (required): Write clear, detailed guidance for the model (see How to write good instructions for my Agent? 🔎).

Configuring: (1) Name, (2) Description, (3) Avatar, (4) Instructions

💡 In the Instructions field, press / to quickly reference the Agent’s Knowledge and Tools inline. See the next section ⬇️ for details.

4. Advanced settings (optional)

Your Agent is ready to use at this point, but you can further customize its behavior and extend its capabilities.

Guardrails and tone/personality

These settings are added to your Agent’s instructions and help control responses and style.

Guardrails: Define limits and safety rules for responses.
Tone/personality: Add prompts to adjust style and voice.

Set (1) Guardrails and (2) Tone/Personality

Knowledge and Tools

Connect your Agent to external data and tools to perform tasks beyond text-only responses.

Tools: Enable capabilities like Web search, Code Interpreter, Image Generation, or Canvas.
Connectors: Link external data sources (e.g., Google Drive, Gmail, SharePoint).
Libraries: Attach one or more of your Libraries.

🔑 Compatibility rules:

Libraries cannot be used together with Knowledge Connectors (e.g., Google Drive, Microsoft SharePoint). Picking one disables the other.
Other (non-knowledge) Connectors (e.g., mail, calendar, action tools) can be used alongside Libraries.

Enable Tools (1), Connectors (2), and Libraries (3)

🙋 Quick question: I don’t know how to use Libraries or Connectors. Where can I learn more?

See: Libraries and Connectors to get started.

5. Preview and iterate

Use the preview panel to test the Agent in real time. Adjust settings until you’re satisfied.

Test and preview the Agent’s responses during configuration

🔑 There’s no explicit save button: your Agent is created and updated automatically as you configure it.

That’s it! Your Agent is now ready to use. Explore the next section to learn how to use it within le Chat.

🧑‍💼 I’m a user and I want to chat with my Agent.

APIs and la Plateforme

Agents created in le Chat can’t be used programmatically.

If you need programmatic access, use la Plateforme’s Agent Builder for a GUI workflow, or create Agents directly with our REST API.

🔎 For more details on how to create Agents programmatically, see the technical documentation.

📌 Agents created on la Plateforme/API can also be deployed to le Chat and will appear in a dedicated section of your Agents list (see screenshot below)