curl --request POST \
  --url http://127.0.0.1:47334/api/projects/mindsdb/agents \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "agent": {
    "name": "my_agent",
    "model": {
        "provider": "openai",
        "model_name": "gpt-4o",
        "api_key": "sk-xxx"
    },
    "data": {
         "knowledge_bases": ["my_project.my_kb"],
         "tables": ["my_data_source.my_table"]
    },
    "prompt_template": "my_project.my_kb stores documentation of MindsDB, my_data_source.my_table stores documentation of MindsDB"
  }
}'

{
  "id": 197,
  "name": "my_agent",
  "project_id": 1,
  "created_at": "2025-07-09 12:58:24.868202",
  "updated_at": "2025-07-09 12:58:24.868199",
  "data": {
    "knowledge_bases": [
      "my_project.my_kb"
    ],
    "tables": [
      "my_data_source.my_table"
    ]
  },
  "model": {
    "provider": "openai",
    "model_name": "gpt-4o",
    "api_key": "sk-xxx"
  },
  "prompt_template": "my_project.my_kb stores documentation of MindsDB, my_data_source.my_table stores documentation of MindsDB"
}
POST /api/projects/{project_name}/agents This API endpoint creates an agent using the POST method.
Learn more about agents and the available parameters following this doc page.

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Path Parameters

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project_name
string
required
Defines the project where the agents are located. Note that the default project name is mindsdb.

​
Body

​
name
string
required
Name of the agent.
​
model
string
Stores parameters of the model, including provider, model_name, and api_key. Note that agents can use the default model defined in the configuration, if no model provided when creating an agent.
​
data
string
Stores data connected to an agent, including tables and knowledge_bases.
​
prompt_template
string
Stores instruction to an agent. This should contain the description of connected data.

​
Response

​
id
string
required
Unique identifier for the agent.
​
name
string
required
The name assigned to the agent.
​
project_id
string
required
The ID of the project where the agent resides.
​
created_at
string
required
Timestamp indicating when the agent was created.
​
updated_at
string
required
Timestamp indicating when the agent was last updated.
Stores data connected to an agent, including tables and knowledge_bases.In order to provide all tables from a database or all knowledge bases from a project, use the * wildcard like this:
    "data": {
         "knowledge_bases": ["my_project.*"],
         "tables": ["my_data_source.*"]
    }
Stores parameters of the model, including provider, model_name, and api_key.
Stores instruction to an agent. This should contain the description of connected data.
curl --request POST \
  --url http://127.0.0.1:47334/api/projects/mindsdb/agents \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "agent": {
    "name": "my_agent",
    "model": {
        "provider": "openai",
        "model_name": "gpt-4o",
        "api_key": "sk-xxx"
    },
    "data": {
         "knowledge_bases": ["my_project.my_kb"],
         "tables": ["my_data_source.my_table"]
    },
    "prompt_template": "my_project.my_kb stores documentation of MindsDB, my_data_source.my_table stores documentation of MindsDB"
  }
}'

{
  "id": 197,
  "name": "my_agent",
  "project_id": 1,
  "created_at": "2025-07-09 12:58:24.868202",
  "updated_at": "2025-07-09 12:58:24.868199",
  "data": {
    "knowledge_bases": [
      "my_project.my_kb"
    ],
    "tables": [
      "my_data_source.my_table"
    ]
  },
  "model": {
    "provider": "openai",
    "model_name": "gpt-4o",
    "api_key": "sk-xxx"
  },
  "prompt_template": "my_project.my_kb stores documentation of MindsDB, my_data_source.my_table stores documentation of MindsDB"
}