Introduction
The AI Agent action (also known as an AI Agent, or simply, agent) is a powerful and flexible AI feature in Tines. Unlike the other AI features you've explored earlier in this learning path, the AI Agent action brings large language models directly into your workflows at runtime. This means you can use AI to make decisions, analyze data, interact with users, and even autonomously complete multi-step tasks while your story is running.
Learning objectives
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
Configure AI Agent actions in task and chat modes with effective system instructions, prompts, and initial messages.
Attach and configure tools (templates, send to story, custom tools, internal tools, and MCP servers) to enable autonomous workflows.
Monitor credit usage, set up alerts, and apply recommendations for building specialized, cost-effective AI Agent actions.