> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creating AI Agent

Standard/Instant Access or Dashboard Path

<Steps>
  <Step title="Start Agent Creation">
    You can begin agent creation from multiple entry points:

    From the **Home** screen, click on **Start** under **Create AI Agents**.

    <Frame caption="Organization Home">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aptlytechnologies/PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF/images_new/gettingstarted/homepage.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF&q=85&s=9410f3f7f7cc44c2a5840c9cb08587c6" alt="Org Home Start" width="2000" height="1066" data-path="images_new/gettingstarted/homepage.png" />
    </Frame>

    Or navigate to **My Agents** and click on **Add new agent**.

    <Frame caption="My Agents: Add New Agent">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aptlytechnologies/PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF/images_new/gettingstarted/createagent.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF&q=85&s=7c812de6d8f9193fdbdc6f55c4efbafb" alt="My Agents Start" width="2000" height="1066" data-path="images_new/gettingstarted/createagent.png" />
    </Frame>

    This opens the guided creation wizard with 3 simple steps:

    <Frame caption="My Agents: Guided Agent Creation Flow">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aptlytechnologies/PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF/images_new/gettingstarted/agentstart.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF&q=85&s=da00e66354159c0232e9132e98a77f5b" alt="3-Step Start Screen" width="2000" height="1066" data-path="images_new/gettingstarted/agentstart.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Step 1: Add LLM & Embedding Models">
    Start by adding the necessary AI models for your Agent.

    * Click **Add AI model** and choose a supported LLM (e.g., GPT-4o).

    <Frame caption="Create AI Agent: Step 1">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aptlytechnologies/aZi9EqP8rHJzjl7Z/images_new/gettingstarted/step-1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=aZi9EqP8rHJzjl7Z&q=85&s=0dbf4ebd33efb80f78db42f59dfe91e6" alt="Add AI Model" width="2000" height="1066" data-path="images_new/gettingstarted/step-1.png" />
    </Frame>

    * Use the filters at the top of the selection modal to refine results:
      * **Provider Filter** – show models from a specific provider (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure)
      * **Capability Filters** – such as *Image Analysis*, to quickly find multimodal models that support vision tasks
    * Select one or more models from the filtered list
    * Click **Add to org** to complete

    <Frame caption="Create AI Agent: Add LLM Models">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aptlytechnologies/PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF/images_new/gettingstarted/choosellmmodel.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF&q=85&s=c7f7a7a0aef4455dd36653aa5559ff53" alt="Select GPT-4o" width="2000" height="1066" data-path="images_new/gettingstarted/choosellmmodel.png" />
    </Frame>

    * Switch to the **Embedding Models** tab and click **Add embedding model**.

    <Frame caption="Create AI Agent: Add Embedding Models">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aptlytechnologies/PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF/images_new/gettingstarted/embedmodel.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF&q=85&s=832677474382b016c26e9cf7ce273ae8" alt="Add Embedding Model" width="2000" height="1066" data-path="images_new/gettingstarted/embedmodel.png" />
    </Frame>

    * Choose a model like `text-embedding-3-large` and add it to your org.

    <Frame caption="Create AI Agent: Select Embedding Model">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aptlytechnologies/PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF/images_new/gettingstarted/chooseembed.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF&q=85&s=282294db7c7c9c43fd060b5bb1a49135" alt="Select Embedding Model" width="2000" height="1066" data-path="images_new/gettingstarted/chooseembed.png" />
    </Frame>

    * Ensure a model is selected before moving to the next step. Click **Next** to proceed to Step 2.

    <Frame caption="Create AI Agent: Confirm Embedding Selection">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aptlytechnologies/PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF/images_new/gettingstarted/embedmodel_step1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF&q=85&s=96e39470dd8980360f2793eeeb4b3ef6" alt="Pick Embedding Model" width="2000" height="1066" data-path="images_new/gettingstarted/embedmodel_step1.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Step 2: Create and Upload Data Store">
    In this step, you’ll prepare the knowledge base for your agent.

    * Click **Go to data store to upload data**.

    <Frame caption="Create AI Agent: Upload Training Data">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aptlytechnologies/PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF/images_new/gettingstarted/step2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF&q=85&s=67e5df32a96c75aa31b58183fd6b9b73" alt="Upload Prompt" width="2000" height="1066" data-path="images_new/gettingstarted/step2.png" />
    </Frame>

    * Click **Create new Data Store** and fill in the details including the embedding model.

    <Frame caption="Create AI Agent: Create New Data Store">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aptlytechnologies/PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF/images_new/gettingstarted/createdatastore.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF&q=85&s=050d8b0e0c5737b24dc126494ff1ac0a" alt="Create Data Store" width="2000" height="1066" data-path="images_new/gettingstarted/createdatastore.png" />
    </Frame>

    * Once created, click **Upload data to this Data Store**.

    <Frame caption="Create AI Agent: Upload Data to Store">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aptlytechnologies/aZi9EqP8rHJzjl7Z/images_new/gettingstarted/upload-data.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=aZi9EqP8rHJzjl7Z&q=85&s=77a487296cc9ebd3ab7b630776647cfd" alt="Upload Data Action" width="2000" height="1066" data-path="images_new/gettingstarted/upload-data.png" />
    </Frame>

    * Choose the data source (Webpage, Text, File, YouTube, or REST API).

    <Frame caption="Create AI Agent: Select Data Source Type">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aptlytechnologies/PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF/images_new/gettingstarted/datasource.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF&q=85&s=c88e434991731badcbc831db89e02d30" alt="Select Data Source Type" width="2000" height="1066" data-path="images_new/gettingstarted/datasource.png" />
    </Frame>

    * After uploading, select the data store to associate with your agent and click **Next**.

    <Frame caption="Create AI Agent: Choose Data Store">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aptlytechnologies/PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF/images_new/gettingstarted/choosedatastore.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF&q=85&s=9a6085d7602e0237e1bc141fa8213d11" alt="Select Data Store" width="2000" height="1066" data-path="images_new/gettingstarted/choosedatastore.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Step 3: Configure & Create Agent">
    You can now finalize and deploy your agent using one of two options:

    **Custom Configuration**

    * Enter a name, choose chat model, embedding model, and link your data store.
    * Click **Create** to finish.

    <Frame caption="Create AI Agent: Custom Configuration">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aptlytechnologies/PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF/images_new/gettingstarted/customfig.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF&q=85&s=809401d3f4fa527cfd7e5b797aa54d80" alt="Custom Config Agent Creation" width="2000" height="1066" data-path="images_new/gettingstarted/customfig.png" />
    </Frame>

    **Default Configuration**

    * Uses preselected models for fast setup.
    * Simply click **Create AI Agent**.

    <Frame caption="Create AI Agent: Default Configuration">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aptlytechnologies/PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF/images_new/gettingstarted/defaultconfig.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=PJxqOS6CrBAi41UF&q=85&s=5191e98f65e6d3d9ecbfb142bdf47d37" alt="Default Config Agent Creation" width="2000" height="1066" data-path="images_new/gettingstarted/defaultconfig.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Creating Agents with Ask Astra

Ask Astra provides a quick way to build agents using prompt based suggestions.\
Astra generates the agent configuration automatically based on the prompt you choose or write.

Before using Ask Astra, make sure:

* Your project already has at least one LLM model
* And at least one embedding model

Astra uses these existing models to create the new agent.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Ask Astra">
    Click the **Ask Astra** button to start the assisted agent creation flow.

    <Frame caption="Ask Astra Entry Point">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aptlytechnologies/iYCcYiDcRQFgvl9A/images_new/gettingstarted/Askastra1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=iYCcYiDcRQFgvl9A&q=85&s=82d8bd8b59b077acbf72b6312fb16f46" alt="Ask Astra Entry" width="2000" height="1066" data-path="images_new/gettingstarted/Askastra1.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick a Suggested Prompt">
    Astra shows a list of suggested agent ideas you can start from.\
    If none of them match what you need, click **Change Suggestions** to shuffle and see new options.

    <Frame caption="Choose a Suggested Prompt">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aptlytechnologies/iYCcYiDcRQFgvl9A/images_new/gettingstarted/Askastra2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=iYCcYiDcRQFgvl9A&q=85&s=ca96e43b6d002447064d13225c13cd50" alt="Suggested Prompts" width="2000" height="1066" data-path="images_new/gettingstarted/Askastra2.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Or Enter Your Own Custom Prompt">
    If you prefer, you can write your own description of the agent you want to build.\
    This is useful when your use case is more specific or not covered by the suggestions.

    <Frame caption="Enter a Custom Prompt">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/aptlytechnologies/iYCcYiDcRQFgvl9A/images_new/gettingstarted/Askastra3.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=iYCcYiDcRQFgvl9A&q=85&s=21f0aea65f4af6562e087e94ac6ad141" alt="Custom Prompt Field" width="2000" height="1066" data-path="images_new/gettingstarted/Askastra3.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review the Generated Agent">
    Astra uses your chosen or custom prompt to generate the initial agent setup.\
    You can review the configuration and adjust it before creating the agent.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Ask Astra makes agent creation fast by letting you start from guided suggestions or your own custom prompt, without manually configuring each step.
</Note>
