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

# Creating Agents

> Start an agent from a workspace template or the New agent entry point, then configure its Flow and connections.

Create agents from **Agent templates** in the workspace navigation. You can start from a template card or use **New agent** to begin without selecting a gallery template.

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<h2 id="start-from-a-template">
  Start from a template
</h2>

1. Open **Agent templates** from the workspace navigation.
2. Filter with **Categories** or search with **Search agents by name**.
3. Review the category, name, and description on the template card.
4. Select **Create agent** on the template you want to use.

The current gallery is the source of truth for the templates available in your workspace.

<h2 id="start-a-new-agent">
  Start a new agent
</h2>

Select **New agent** on the Agent templates page when you want to begin without choosing a gallery template. Review the resulting agent's Flow and configuration before publishing it.

<h2 id="configure-the-agent">
  Configure the agent
</h2>

An agent's navigation includes **Chat**, **Tasks**, **Flow**, **Learning**, **Configuration**, and **Analytics**.

Use these surfaces to continue setup:

| Surface           | Use it to                                                                                     |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Flow**          | Review and configure the agent graph. The Flow header includes **Test mode** and **Publish**. |
| **Configuration** | Open agent-level configuration, including its Memory module.                                  |
| **Tasks**         | Review the agent's Task executions.                                                           |
| **Analytics**     | Review the agent's available analytics.                                                       |

For a selected tool node, the Flow sidebar has **Parameters**, **Settings**, and **Evaluation**. Parameters include input variables, the selected model, output variables, and integrations.

<h2 id="add-memory-and-integrations">
  Add memory and integrations
</h2>

Add documents in **Configuration → Memory** when an agent needs files as knowledge. Configure workspace integrations and node inputs before testing the Flow.

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  <Card title="Memory and variable fill" icon="database" href="/02-building-agents/agent-configuration/variables-state/variables-state">
    Add memory files and choose how node inputs receive values.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Integrations" icon="plug" href="/02-building-agents/agent-configuration/integrations/integrations">
    Connect the services an agent uses.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<h2 id="add-a-trigger">
  Add a trigger
</h2>

The Flow canvas starts with a **Trigger** node. Select it to review existing trigger cards or use **Add trigger**. In the audited Gmail Flow, an existing trigger opens controls for its connection, context, filters, conditions, groups, and **Configure & test**.

<Card title="Triggers and webhooks" icon="bolt" href="/03-running-operations/task-management/triggers-webhooks/triggers-webhooks">
  Configure the verified trigger editor controls.
</Card>

<h2 id="next-steps">
  Next steps
</h2>

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  <Card title="Build a Flow" icon="diagram-project" href="/02-building-agents/agent-fundamentals/flow-configuration/flow-configuration">
    Configure the agent's graph.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Test Mode" icon="vial" href="/03-running-operations/debugging-testing/test-datasets/test-datasets">
    Test the Flow before publishing it.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Publishing and deployment" icon="rocket" href="/02-building-agents/advanced-patterns/publishing-deployment/publishing-deployment">
    Review the current publishing controls.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>