# Creating and Configuring

Create an agent from the **Agents** page, then tune its behavior in the editor.

## Overview

The **Agents** page shows your active agents and lets you start a new one with **Add Agent**. After you save, Fetch Hive opens the editor automatically. From there, you can adjust **Agent Settings**, add MCP tools, test with **Chat**, and watch save state changes like **Editing...**, **Saving...**, and **Saved**.

## How do I create a new agent? <a href="#create-agent" id="create-agent"></a>

1. Open **Agents** from the sidebar.
2. Click **Add Agent**.
3. Enter a **Name** for the agent.
4. Choose a **Category** if your workspace uses categories.
5. Click **Save**.

Fetch Hive opens the agent editor as soon as the agent is created.

## How do I configure an agent in the editor? <a href="#configure-agent" id="configure-agent"></a>

1. In the editor, select the root agent node to open **Agent Settings**.
2. Update the fields you need, including **Name**, **Description**, **Model**, **Max Tokens**, **Temperature**, **Tool Choice**, **Max Tool Calls**, **Instruction Prompt**, and **Charge Type**.
3. Watch the save indicator in the header while your changes are written. Fetch Hive shows **Editing...** while you have unsaved changes, **Saving...** while it writes them, and **Saved** when the update completes.

Some settings change based on the selected model. For example, some models show **Reasoning Effort** or **Max Thinking Tokens** instead of **Temperature**.

## How do I add an MCP tool? <a href="#add-mcp-tool" id="add-mcp-tool"></a>

1. Click the button with the tooltip **Add MCP Tool or Sub Agent** in the editor header.
2. In the picker, use **Search tools and agents...** if you need to filter the list.
3. Choose a tool from **MCP Tools**.

Fetch Hive currently shows these active MCP tools in the picker:

* **SERP API**
* **Google Search**
* **Vector Search**
* **GPT Search**

Tools marked **Soon** are not available yet. If you add a tool, select its node to open the settings sheet for that tool. Some tools expose extra configuration, such as **Dataset** for **Vector Search** or **Context Size** and **Location Country** for **GPT Search**.

## How do I remove a tool or archive an agent? <a href="#remove-tool-or-archive-agent" id="remove-tool-or-archive-agent"></a>

To remove an MCP tool, hover over its node in the editor and click the remove action. Fetch Hive asks you to confirm with **Remove tool?** and **Remove tool**.

To archive an agent, open the menu next to the agent name in the editor and choose **Archive**. Fetch Hive asks you to confirm with **Archive agent?** and **Archive agent**.

Archiving removes the agent from the active **Agents** list. For sub agents, see [Sub Agents](https://docs.fetchhive.com/agents/sub-agents). For testing, see [Testing with Chat](https://docs.fetchhive.com/agents/testing-with-chat).