Agents

Agents are AI-powered workers on systemprompt.io that combine skills, plugins, and a defined persona to carry out tasks on your behalf. You interact with agents through Claude, and they execute work using the specific capabilities you assign to them.

What is an agent?

An agent is a configured AI identity with a clear purpose. Each agent has a name, a description of its role, and a set of skills and plugins that define what it can do. When you talk to Claude through the systemprompt.io MCP server, Claude uses your agents to handle requests that match their capabilities.

Think of an agent as a specialist on your team. A content writing agent knows your brand voice and can draft blog posts. A customer support agent knows your product and can answer questions. A data analysis agent can pull reports and summarize findings. Each one is purpose-built for a specific job.

How agents work

Agents bring together three core building blocks:

1. Skills define what the agent knows how to do. A skill is a reusable set of AI instructions -- for example, "write a blog post in our brand voice" or "summarize a support ticket." You create skills once and assign them to any agent that needs them.

2. Plugins give the agent access to tools and external services. Plugins expose MCP tools that let the agent interact with databases, APIs, file systems, and other resources. Without plugins, an agent can only generate text. With plugins, it can take action.

3. Persona shapes how the agent communicates. The agent's system prompt, name, and description tell Claude how to behave when acting as that agent -- the tone, the boundaries, and the focus areas.

When you send a request through Claude, the platform matches your request to the right agent based on context. Claude then operates within that agent's configuration, using only the skills and plugins you have assigned.

Common use cases

Content creation. Set up an agent with writing skills for blog posts, social media, email newsletters, or product descriptions. Assign skills that encode your style guide and brand voice so every piece of content stays consistent.

Customer support. Build an agent that knows your product documentation and common support workflows. Combine knowledge skills with plugins that can look up account information or create support tickets.

Data analysis. Create an agent with skills for summarizing data, generating reports, or answering questions about your business metrics. Add plugins that connect to your data sources.

Project management. Configure an agent that can draft project plans, write status updates, or break down tasks. Pair it with plugins that interact with your project management tools.

Code review and documentation. Set up a development-focused agent with skills for reviewing code patterns, writing documentation, or generating test cases.

How you access agents

You access your agents through the systemprompt.io MCP server connected to Claude. Once your MCP server is configured:

1. Open Claude Desktop or any MCP-compatible client.
2. The systemprompt.io MCP server exposes your agents and their skills as available tools.
3. When you make a request, Claude uses the appropriate agent and its assigned skills to respond.

You manage your agents through the systemprompt.io web dashboard, where you can create new agents, assign skills and plugins, and adjust configuration.

Getting started

If you are new to agents, follow these steps:

1. Create your first skill. Start with a simple skill that defines a task you do frequently. See the Skills documentation for a walkthrough.

2. Create an agent. Go to the Agents section in your dashboard and set up a new agent. Give it a clear name and description. See Creating Agents for step-by-step instructions.

3. Assign skills to the agent. Attach your skill to the agent so it knows what to do.

4. Test through Claude. Connect to your MCP server and try a request that matches your agent's capabilities.

5. Iterate. Refine the agent's persona, add more skills, or connect plugins as you identify what works.

Next steps

• Creating Agents -- Step-by-step guide to building your first agent.
• Agent Configuration -- Reference for all available agent settings.
• Skills -- Learn how to create the skills your agents will use.
• Plugins -- Connect your agents to external tools and services.