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search:
  tags:
    - agents
    - POST
seo:
  description: >-
    Creates an agent. For normal user-created custom agents, set
    connectionProvider to… Reference for the POST /agents endpoint in the
    Leadtime Public API API.
sidebar:
  badge: POST
  label: Create an agent
title: Create an agent
type: openapi-operation
---
Creates an agent. For normal user-created custom agents, set connectionProvider to native. Use cursorCloud for Cursor Cloud, devin for Devin, and selfHosted only for external wrappers/webhooks. Native custom-agent instructions and workspace skills are configured through the native settings endpoint.

<Operation source="api-reference" id="agentscontroller-create" />