doctl genai agent create
Generated on 23 Jun 2025
from doctl version
v1.131.0
Usage
doctl genai agent create <agent-name>... [flags]Aliases
cDescription
Creates a GenAI agent on your account. The command requires values for the --name``--project-id``--model-id``--region, and --instruction flags.
Example
The following example creates an agent:
doctl genai agent create --name "My Agent" --project-id "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012" --model-id "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789013" --region "tor1" --instruction "You are an agent who thinks deeply about the world"Flags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--Anthropic-key-id |
Anthropic Key ID |
--agent-id |
The ID of the agent to create |
--description |
Description of an agent |
--format |
Columns for output in a comma-separated list. Possible values: Id, Name, Region, Project-id, Model-id, CreatedAt, UserId. |
--help, -h |
Help for this command |
--instruction |
Agent instruction. Instructions help your agent to perform its job effectively. (required) |
--knowledge-base-id |
Ids of the knowledge base(s) to attach to the agent |
--model-id |
Model ID. Identifier for the foundation model. (required) |
--name |
Agent name (required) |
--no-header |
Return raw data with no headers Default: false |
--openai-key-id |
OpenAI API key ID to use with OpenAI models |
--project-id |
UUID of the project to assign the Agent to (required) |
--region |
specifies the region to create an Agent in, such as tor1. Use the “doctl compute region list” command for a list of valid regions. (required) |
--tags |
Applies a tag to the agent. |
Related Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl genai agent | Display commands for working with GenAI agents |
Global Flags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--access-token, -t |
API V2 access token |
--api-url, -u |
Override default API endpoint |
--config, -c |
Specify a custom config file Default: |
--context |
Specify a custom authentication context name |
--http-retry-max |
Set maximum number of retries for requests that fail with a 429 or 500-level error
Default: 5 |
--http-retry-wait-max |
Set the minimum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 30 |
--http-retry-wait-min |
Set the maximum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 1 |
--interactive |
Enable interactive behavior. Defaults to true if the terminal supports it (default false)
Default: false |
--output, -o |
Desired output format [text|json] Default: text |
--trace |
Show a log of network activity while performing a command Default: false |
--verbose, -v |
Enable verbose output Default: false |