Agentbits documentation
How to install Agentbits, build your team, hand it work and keep it safe. Written for version 0.1.0.
Getting started
- IntroductionWhat Agentbits is, the ideas it is built on, and how a request moves from you to a finished result.
- InstallSystem requirements, installer status, running Agentbits from source, where your data lives, and how to update or uninstall.
- Quick startYour first run, from choosing a provider to watching a team of agents finish its first job.
- ProvidersThe five AI providers Agentbits supports, what agents can do with each, how to set them up, and how to mix providers and models.
Concepts
- Organization and agentsHow units, teams, agents, leads, job descriptions and templates fit together on the Organization page.
- ProjectsWhat a project is, how to create, open, switch, archive and delete projects, and the rules for project folders.
- Tasks and orchestrationHow tasks are created, picked up, approved, reviewed, redirected, paused and stopped.
- Memory and decisionsHow project and organization memory work, how decisions are proposed and accepted, and how memory reaches the agents' prompts.
Features
- OfficeThe pixel office shows the active project's team at their desks, what each agent is doing, and lets you open any agent's details.
- ChatHow the project chat works: describing work to the lead in #general, direct messages to agents, task threads and attaching files.
- TerminalsAgent terminals show what each agent was asked and did, with token usage and direct instructions; Shells give you a real PowerShell or bash session.
- FilesAttaching files to chats, tasks and instructions, which formats agents can read, the limits, who can read what, and the project's Files section.
- ConnectionsGive agents controlled access to SSH servers and databases, with access levels, Production approval and an audit log.
- Apps (MCP)Connect MCP servers as apps, set a policy for each tool, choose which agents may use them, and review every call.
- SkillsInstall instruction packages (SKILL.md) from GitHub or your computer, or write your own, and assign them to agents or teams.
- ReportsThe Reports section: project statistics, agent performance, task and daily reports, and token usage per agent and per day.
Reference
- PermissionsThe per-agent permission matrix, permission templates, how each permission is enforced by each provider, and approvals.
- SecurityHow Agentbits protects your data and systems, where its limits are, and how to report a vulnerability.
- SettingsA walk through every section of the Settings panel, including language, providers, permissions, memory, backups and reset.
- Keyboard shortcutsAll keyboard shortcuts and mouse actions in Agentbits, in one table.
- TroubleshootingFixes for common problems with providers, project folders, agents that don't start, the app window and running from source.
- Limitations and roadmapWhat Agentbits 0.1 does not do yet, known rough edges, and what is planned.