> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sundaypyjamas.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Meet the Agent

> The Agents tab is home to your Core Agent — the primary way to get work done on the AI Suite platform.

## What is an agent?

An **agent** doesn't only answer questions. It can *do things*: use tools, take several steps, and create files (documents, spreadsheets, PDFs) toward a clear goal.

> Asking a quick question in [plain Chat](/user-guide/first-chat) is like texting a knowledgeable friend.
> Working with an **agent** is like briefing a teammate who then **delivers the work**.

On AI Suite, **Agents are the primary experience**. Plain Chat and Assistants are useful extras once you're comfortable here.

## The Core Agent lives in the Agents tab

Click **Agents** in the left menu. You'll meet your **Core Agent** — built into every workspace and ready immediately. No setup required. Open the tab and give it a task.

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## What makes the Core Agent special

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  <Card title="Chat to get work done" icon="comments">
    Describe the outcome in plain English — the Agent plans and executes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Create files" icon="file-lines" href="/user-guide/agents/create-files">
    Produce documents, spreadsheets, and PDFs you can preview and download.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Use tools" icon="screwdriver-wrench">
    Search, look things up, and use connectors you've turned on.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Take multiple steps" icon="list-check">
    Break a task into steps and work through them without you micromanaging.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

Details: [What the Core Agent can do](/user-guide/agents/capabilities).

## Agent vs plain Chat

|                               | Plain Chat | Core Agent |
| ----------------------------- | ---------- | ---------- |
| Quick answers & brainstorming | ✅          | ✅          |
| Remembers the conversation    | ✅          | ✅          |
| Creates docs / sheets / PDFs  | —          | ✅          |
| Uses connected tools          | —          | ✅          |
| Multi-step tasks              | —          | ✅          |

**Default to the Core Agent** whenever you want a file, a multi-step job, or tools. Use [plain Chat](/user-guide/first-chat) only for fast Q\&A.

## Custom helpers (later)

Most people stay with the Core Agent. When you want a specialist with fixed instructions, you can build an [Assistant](/user-guide/assistants). That is optional and covered under **More Ways to Work**.

## Next step

<Card title="Using the Agents tab" icon="table-columns" href="/user-guide/agents/using-the-agents-tab">
  Sessions, tabs, search, and switching agents.
</Card>