Creating a new agent
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Creating your first agent is easy. If you haven’t already, sign up for Instant.bot at . Once you’ve registered, you’ll be walked through the agent setup flow — however if you already have an account, you can create a new agent at any time from the Create a new agent button on the left sidebar or visiting .
Once you create your agent, you will be asked to provide an instruction prompt. Sometimes known as a system prompt or developer prompt, this is a set of instructions your agent will follow when answering questions. There is no length limit! You can be as specific and detailed as you like.
We will auto-populate the instruction prompt with something simple for you to get started, but you should feel free to get creative.
If you’d just like to start talking to your bot, you can proceed with the default prompt we provide, but we recommend modifying it to suit your needs. For more information on instruction prompts, visit the dedicated page: Modifying instruction prompt.
Linking to Discord is easy and can be accomplished in just a couple of clicks. On the last page of the agent creation flow you’ll be presented with the option to link to Discord.
From here, you’ll be brought to Discord’s app install flow. The process is relatively straightforward. You can also Skip for now if you’d just like to talk to your bot on the web!
Your new agent is ready to go! Just click Chat with me and begin chatting.
You’ll be brought to a chat interface and will automatically send a hello message to your new agent.
Congratulations! You have now built your first agent on Instant.bot. However, you’ll notice a lot of tabs to configure your new bot — Packages, Keychain, Code and Settings. To read more, check out the reference pages.
From the entire Instant.bot team, happy building!
