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Configure what each agent can use and how it behaves from Agents in the CloudThinker console. Click an agent to open the Agent Settings dialog.

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Prerequisites

  • Workspace admin permissions — members can chat with agents but can’t edit them
  • At least one connection in your workspace

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Settings tabs

Agent Settings
The Agent Settings dialog has three tabs:

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Enable or disable an agent

1

Open the Agents page

Go to Agents in the CloudThinker console.
2

Toggle the agent

Use the Enable/Disable toggle to activate or deactivate the agent.
Disable an agent to limit your workspace to specific domains, reduce noise during focused work, or restrict access during maintenance.

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Configure builtin tools

1

Select the agent

Go to Agents and click the agent.
2

Open the Builtin Tools tab

Select Builtin Tools in the Agent Settings dialog.
3

Check or uncheck tools

Enable only the tools this agent needs.

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Assign connections

1

Select the agent

Go to Agents and click the agent.
2

Open the Connections tab

Select Connections in the Agent Settings dialog.
3

Select connections

Choose which connections this agent can use, then save.
Assign each agent only the connections its role requires. Tony doesn’t need production IAM access to tune databases.

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Set custom instructions

1

Select the agent

Go to Agents and click the agent.
2

Open the Instructions tab

Select Instructions in the Agent Settings dialog.
3

Write the instructions

Cover three areas: role context (expertise for your environment), scope limits (what the agent should and shouldn’t access), and operational guidelines (procedures and escalation paths).
Example:

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Next steps

Customize Agents

Edit identity, language, and learning mode, or build your own agent

Approval

Configure tool approval workflows