> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mind-e.co/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creating an Agent

> Step-by-step guide to creating your first AI agent on Mind-e.

An agent is your custom AI assistant — it has its own name, personality, knowledge base, and configuration. This guide walks you through creating one.

## Prerequisites

* A Mind-e account — [sign up here](https://app.mind-e.co/auth/signup) if you haven't already

## Create an agent

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the dashboard">
    Go to [app.mind-e.co/dashboard](https://app.mind-e.co/dashboard) and click **My Agents** in the sidebar, then click **Create Agent**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill in basic information">
    * **Agent name** — a descriptive name for your agent (max 50 characters)
    * **Agent description** — a short summary of what your agent does (max 200 characters)
    * **Category** — choose one:
      * **Content** — for content-related assistants
      * **Support** — for customer support bots
      * **Education** — for learning and teaching assistants
      * **Custom** — for anything else
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure the AI">
    * **System prompt** — instructions that define how your agent behaves. This is the most important setting. Write clear instructions about the agent's role, tone, and rules. (10–4,000 characters)

      ```text theme={null}
      You are a friendly customer support assistant for Acme Corp.
      Answer questions based on the provided context. Be concise
      and helpful. If you don't know the answer, say so and suggest
      contacting support@acme.com.
      ```

    * **AI model** — the language model your agent uses. GPT-4o is the default and works well for most use cases. Different models have different [credit costs](/core-concepts#credits).

    * **Temperature** — controls how creative or consistent the responses are:
      | Value | Label         | Best for                        |
      | ----- | ------------- | ------------------------------- |
      | 0.3   | Very Reserved | Factual, precise answers        |
      | 0.5   | Reserved      | Consistent support responses    |
      | 0.7   | Balanced      | General-purpose (default)       |
      | 1.0   | Creative      | Engaging, varied responses      |
      | 1.5   | Very Creative | Brainstorming, creative writing |
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set up appearance (optional)">
    You can customize how your agent looks in the chat widget:

    * **Welcome title** — the greeting shown when the chat opens
    * **Welcome subtitle** — secondary text below the title
    * **Colors** — primary color and user message color (solid or gradient)
    * **Font** — choose from available font families
    * **Avatars** — upload profile and chat avatars

    You can also configure appearance later — see [Chat Appearance](/guides/chat-appearance).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create the agent">
    Click **Create** to finish. Your agent is now ready — but it doesn't have any knowledge yet. The next step is to [add content to its knowledge base](/guides/knowledge-base).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Agent limits by plan

The number of agents you can create depends on your plan:

| Plan     | Max agents |
| -------- | ---------- |
| Free     | 1          |
| Starter  | 5          |
| Pro      | 10         |
| Business | 25         |

See [Plans & Pricing](/account/plans-and-pricing) for full plan details.

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Add knowledge" icon="book" href="/guides/knowledge-base">
    Upload documents, add web sources, or create text snippets.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Customize behavior" icon="sliders" href="/guides/customizing-agent">
    Fine-tune system prompt, model, and temperature settings.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>