Create a second Agent

Create another Agent when it needs a different responsibility, workspace, model, or tool boundary. A different conversation topic only needs a new Session.

In the console

1. Open Agents and choose Add Agent.
2. Enter a short ID and a clear display name.
3. Describe its primary responsibility.
4. Choose a workspace and model.
5. Enable only the required tools and Skills.
6. Save and start a new Chat with that Agent.

Test a read-only task first. Add write, shell, browser, messaging, or external-account access only after the Agent behaves as expected.

In the terminal

xopc agents add coder --workspace ~/.xopc/workspace/coder --model <provider>/<model>
xopc agents list

Then select the Agent in a new client Session, or follow the installed command help for an explicit Session option.

Make it the default

xopc config set agents.default coder
xopc config validate

This affects new Sessions only. Existing Sessions remain assigned to their original Agent.

For capability decisions and exact fields, see Agents and Configuration.