save_agent
Save Agent
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Create or update a standing agent — a saved {goal + tickers + schedule} that fires either a fixed step recipe (agent_type="workflow", free/deterministic) or an AI-directed team (agent_type="autonomous", charged — settles against the owner's BYO key first, falling back to the managed wallet only if funded). Upsert semantics: omit agent_id to CREATE a new agent; pass an existing agent_id to UPDATE it. There is no separate update_agent — this does both, matching save_watchlist/save_thesis's house style. agent_type is STRUCTURAL and immutable: always required, and on an update it is verified against the existing agent before anything is changed — passing a different agent_type than the agent already has is rejected (delete and recreate to change the type). steps (an array of {kind:"tool"|"sop", name, args, label?}) is required and non-empty when CREATING an agent_type="workflow" agent, and must be omitted for agent_type="autonomous" (use managed_model there instead, itself optional and only valid for agent_type="autonomous"). when picks the trigger: "manual" (fires only via run_agent or the Workspace UI) or "schedule" (requires a schedule object — cadence "weekly" needs day_of_week, "monthly" needs day_of_month). This tool does NOT itself fire a run — use run_agent for that. Tier: sp500+ (sample rejected).
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| agent_id | string | no | Omit to create a new agent; pass an existing agent's id (from save_agent/list_agents/get_agent) to update it. |
| name | string | yes | Human-readable label. |
| goal | string | yes | What this agent is trying to accomplish — drives an autonomous agent's AI-directed team, and documents intent for a workflow agent's fixed steps. |
| tickers | array | yes | US tickers this agent operates over. Normalised to uppercase. |
| agent_type | string | yes | STRUCTURAL and immutable. "workflow" = fixed step recipe, free/deterministic, requires `steps`. "autonomous" = AI-directed team, charged, may set `managed_model`. |
| when | string | yes | Trigger mode. "manual" fires only via run_agent/the UI; "schedule" requires the `schedule` object. |
| schedule | object | no | Required when when="schedule"; ignored otherwise. |
| managed_model | string | no | Managed-lane model override for agent_type="autonomous" only (e.g. when no BYO key is connected). Omit to use the account default. |
| steps | array | no | Fixed step recipe for agent_type="workflow". Required + non-empty when CREATING a workflow agent; must be omitted for agent_type="autonomous". |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"agent_id": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 64,
"description": "Omit to create a new agent; pass an existing agent's id (from save_agent/list_agents/get_agent) to update it."
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 120,
"description": "Human-readable label."
},
"goal": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 2000,
"description": "What this agent is trying to accomplish — drives an autonomous agent's AI-directed team, and documents intent for a workflow agent's fixed steps."
},
"tickers": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 10
},
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 500,
"description": "US tickers this agent operates over. Normalised to uppercase."
},
"agent_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"workflow",
"autonomous"
],
"description": "STRUCTURAL and immutable. \"workflow\" = fixed step recipe, free/deterministic, requires `steps`. \"autonomous\" = AI-directed team, charged, may set `managed_model`."
},
"when": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"manual",
"schedule"
],
"description": "Trigger mode. \"manual\" fires only via run_agent/the UI; \"schedule\" requires the `schedule` object."
},
"schedule": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"cadence": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"daily",
"weekly",
"monthly"
],
"description": "How often this agent fires."
},
"hour_utc": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 23,
"description": "UTC hour to fire at (0-23)."
},
"minute": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 59,
"description": "UTC minute to fire at (0-59, default 0)."
},
"day_of_week": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 6,
"description": "0=Sunday..6=Saturday. Required when cadence=\"weekly\"."
},
"day_of_month": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 28,
"description": "1-28 (clamped to avoid short-month skips). Required when cadence=\"monthly\"."
},
"timezone": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 64,
"description": "IANA timezone (e.g. \"America/New_York\") for display only — hour_utc/minute above are authoritative and always UTC."
}
},
"required": [
"cadence",
"hour_utc"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"description": "Required when when=\"schedule\"; ignored otherwise."
},
"managed_model": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 120,
"description": "Managed-lane model override for agent_type=\"autonomous\" only (e.g. when no BYO key is connected). Omit to use the account default."
},
"steps": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"kind": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"tool",
"sop"
],
"description": "Whether `name` names an MCP tool or a SOP (playbook) slug."
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 120,
"description": "Tool name (e.g. \"get_company_fundamentals\") or SOP slug (e.g. \"equity_research_brief\")."
},
"args": {
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": {},
"description": "Arguments for this step. Supports {{ticker}} substitution the same way run_workflow's plan does."
},
"label": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "Optional human-readable label for this step."
}
},
"required": [
"kind",
"name",
"args"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"maxItems": 50,
"description": "Fixed step recipe for agent_type=\"workflow\". Required + non-empty when CREATING a workflow agent; must be omitted for agent_type=\"autonomous\"."
}
},
"required": [
"name",
"goal",
"tickers",
"agent_type",
"when"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}