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Getting Started with Aster Agents

Learn how to connect your first AI model, create an agent, and start chatting.

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1. Connect a Model Provider

Before creating agents, you’ll need to connect at least one AI model provider. Choose from:
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
  • Google AI (Generative AI or Vertex AI)
  • Azure OpenAI
  • AWS Bedrock
  • xAI
  • Fireworks AI
Visit your chosen provider’s website to get your API credentials.
  1. Navigate to the Providers page
  2. Click on your preferred provider
  3. Enter your API credentials
  4. Click “Save Connection”
Your connection status will update to show that you’re ready to create agents.

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2. Create Your First Agent

Permissions Required: You need organization admin or agent manager permissions to create agents. Learn more about roles and permissions.
  1. Go to the Agents page
  2. Click “New Agent”
  3. Fill in the basic details:
    • Name your agent
    • Add a description
    • Select your connected model
    • Choose tools to enable
Enhance your agent’s capabilities by enabling tools:
  • Web Search: Let your agent search the internet for up-to-date information
  • URL Scraping: Allow your agent to read and analyze web pages
  • API Calls: Enable your agent to interact with external APIs
  • Call Other Agents: Let your agent collaborate with other agents
Read File, Run Code, and Load Skill are pre-checked on every new agent — see Default-on tools. Uncheck them like any other tool.Additional tools like database access and email sending can be enabled after connecting the required integrations.
Give your agent clear instructions about its role and capabilities. For example:
Help users know how to interact with your agent by adding conversation starters like:
  • “Search for the latest React best practices”
  • “Read and summarize the documentation at [URL]”
  • “What are the current trends in web development?”
  • “Help me understand how to use the fetch API”

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3. Start Chatting

1

Open Chat Interface

Navigate to the Chat page to start interacting with your agent.
2

Select Your Agent

Choose your newly created agent from the dropdown menu at the top of the chat interface.
3

Begin Conversation

Start with a simple message or use one of your predefined conversation starters.
4

Provide Feedback

Use the thumbs up/down buttons to help improve your agent’s performance over time.

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Next Steps

Manage Roles & Permissions

Set up team access and assign roles to control who can manage agents.

Add Tool Integrations

Enhance your agent’s capabilities with database access, API calls, and more.

Learn Prompt Engineering

Master the art of writing effective prompts for your AI agents.

Explore the API

Integrate Aster Agents into your applications programmatically.