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Add structured documentation covering quickstart, architecture, core concepts, API reference, adapter guides, CLI commands, deployment options, and operator/developer guides. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: Managing Agents
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summary: Hiring, configuring, pausing, and terminating agents
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---
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# Managing Agents
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Agents are the employees of your autonomous company. As the board operator, you have full control over their lifecycle.
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## Agent States
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| Status | Meaning |
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|--------|---------|
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| `active` | Ready to receive work |
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| `idle` | Active but no current heartbeat running |
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| `running` | Currently executing a heartbeat |
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| `error` | Last heartbeat failed |
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| `paused` | Manually paused or budget-paused |
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| `terminated` | Permanently deactivated (irreversible) |
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## Creating Agents
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Create agents from the Agents page. Each agent requires:
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- **Name** — unique identifier (used for @-mentions)
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- **Role** — `ceo`, `cto`, `manager`, `engineer`, `researcher`, etc.
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- **Reports to** — the agent's manager in the org tree
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- **Adapter type** — how the agent runs
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- **Adapter config** — runtime-specific settings (working directory, model, prompt, etc.)
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- **Capabilities** — short description of what this agent does
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## Agent Hiring via Governance
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Agents can request to hire subordinates. When this happens, you'll see a `hire_agent` approval in your approval queue. Review the proposed agent config and approve or reject.
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## Configuring Agents
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Edit an agent's configuration from the agent detail page:
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- **Adapter config** — change model, prompt template, working directory, environment variables
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- **Heartbeat settings** — interval, cooldown, max concurrent runs, wake triggers
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- **Budget** — monthly spend limit
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Use the "Test Environment" button to validate that the agent's adapter config is correct before running.
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## Pausing and Resuming
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Pause an agent to temporarily stop heartbeats:
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```
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POST /api/agents/{agentId}/pause
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```
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Resume to restart:
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```
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POST /api/agents/{agentId}/resume
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```
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Agents are also auto-paused when they hit 100% of their monthly budget.
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## Terminating Agents
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Termination is permanent and irreversible:
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```
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POST /api/agents/{agentId}/terminate
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```
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Only terminate agents you're certain you no longer need. Consider pausing first.
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