> Index of every Falcon docs page, for assistants: https://falcon.com/docs/llms.txt

# Build an agent

Name a new agent, choose its category and who can see it, then create it.

Open **Agents** and choose **New agent**. The page is titled **New agent**. It says **Name it and say what it is for. You write what it is told next, in conversation.**

## Agent type

**Agent type** is **Agent** or **Remote agent**. This cannot change after creation. A remote agent belongs to the company, starts without a base agent, and the page says **Remote conversations are not available yet. Creating an agent sends nothing to a remote service.**

## What it's called

- The section is **What it's called**. The note is **What people call it, and what it does.**
- **Name**. The help says **How people will refer to it. You can change it later.**
- **What it is for, in one sentence**.
- If another agent already has that name, the page says **An agent already has that name.**

## Where it belongs

- The section is **Where it belongs**. The note is **Its category, who can see it, and its icon.**
- **Category**. The help says **Who it acts for. It sets the checks the agent must pass to publish.**
- **Who can see it** is **Company-wide** or **Just me**. The note says **Just me keeps it to you.** A remote agent is company-wide.
- **Icon**, then **Change icon**. The picker is titled **Icon picker**. The note says **You can change the icon any time in the agent's Settings.**

## What it starts from

- For an ordinary agent the section is **What it starts from**. The note is **Start from scratch or from an agent you already have.**
- Turn on **Build on an existing agent**, then pick a **Base agent**. The help says **It starts with the base's instructions and skills; anything you add is yours.** What that base locks is on [Base agent parts](https://falcon.com/docs/base-agent-parts).
- Choose a **Model**.
- Choose **Create agent**. While it saves, the button says **Creating…**.
- If it cannot be created, the page says **That agent could not be created. Try again.**

The new agent is a draft. Its header says **Draft. Not live until you publish.** The foot of the form says **Choose a voice later on the identity’s Voice section.**

## When there is no category yet

An administrator with no category sees **Your first category** and **Agents are grouped by category, and this company has none yet. Make the first one and carry on.** Fill **Category name** (the help says **General is a good first one**) and **What belongs here**, then **Create a category**. The note says **You can rename it, and add more, under Company settings › Categories.** If it fails, the page says **That category could not be created. Try again.**

Someone who cannot start an agent sees **You cannot start an agent here. There is no category you may build in, so there is nothing to fill in; ask an administrator.**

## Related

- [Base agent parts](https://falcon.com/docs/base-agent-parts)
- [Write a skill](https://falcon.com/docs/write-a-skill)
- [Add a skill to an agent](https://falcon.com/docs/add-a-skill)
- [Skill categories](https://falcon.com/docs/skill-categories)
- [Add a knowledge base](https://falcon.com/docs/add-a-knowledge-base)
- [Knowledge searches](https://falcon.com/docs/knowledge-searches)
- [Start a workflow](https://falcon.com/docs/start-a-workflow)
- [Before the agent](https://falcon.com/docs/preprocess)
- [Agents](https://falcon.com/docs/agents)
- [Workflows](https://falcon.com/docs/workflows)