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title: "Using the Agent"
canonical: https://trickest.com/docs/using-the-app/agent/using-the-agent
description: "Open the Agent, start a conversation, choose a model, connect a workflow, and respond when it needs you."
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# Using the Agent

## Before you start

The Agent needs access to a model, either through [Managed AI](/docs/key-concepts/agent/managed-ai) or a verified [provider key](/docs/using-the-app/agent/bring-your-own-key).

If **Agent** is not in the sidebar, check the workspace's model access.

## Open the Agent

Select **Agent** in the sidebar. That opens the Agent workspace.

In a workflow's editor, the Agent starts closed. Select **Agent** on the left edge of the editor to open it beside the canvas.

## Start a conversation

Write what you want done, then select **Send** or press **Enter**. **Shift+Enter** adds another line.

To continue an earlier conversation, open the title next to **Agent** and choose it. On a new chat, recent conversations also appear under the composer.

## Choose a model

The model control is in the composer, next to the workflow control. Open it and select a model your workspace can use.

If no model is listed, the workspace still needs [Managed AI](/docs/key-concepts/agent/managed-ai) or a verified [provider key](/docs/using-the-app/agent/bring-your-own-key).

## Connect a workflow

Connect a workflow when the Agent should work on a specific graph. The composer control is labeled **Workflow** until one is attached. After you choose one, that workflow opens beside the conversation so you can watch the work.

You can also start without a workflow and connect one later.

## Work with the Agent

Read the reply as it proceeds, then look at the workflow or the files beside the chat. Treat the summary as a report of the work, and check the result yourself.

While a reply is in progress, you can type a follow-up. **Enter** sends that note into the current turn. **Stop** ends the turn.

If the Agent asks a question, answer it in the thread. If it needs permission, the card says **Permission required**. Choose **Allow** or **Deny**.

If it proposes a plan, read the summary first. **Start** tells it to carry out the plan. **Cancel** declines it. You can type a change in the composer before you start.

## Continue from here

- [Working with Files, Terminal, and Previews](/docs/using-the-app/agent/files-terminal-previews) for the files and shell beside the chat.
- [Using the Computer](/docs/using-the-app/agent/using-the-computer) for the sandbox desktop.
- [Creating and Importing a Skill](/docs/using-the-app/agent/creating-a-skill) for reusable instructions.
- [Scheduling an Automation](/docs/using-the-app/agent/scheduling-an-automation) for a prompt that runs on a cadence.
- [Adding an AI Agent Node](/docs/using-the-app/agent/adding-an-ai-agent-node) for an agent step on the workflow graph, which is separate from this chat.

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