# Building agents

::::card-grid
:::card{title="Define the run" href="/guides/agent-api-building-agents-define-the-run"}
:::

:::card{title="Prompt the agent" href="/guides/agent-api-building-agents-prompt-the-agent"}
:::

:::card{title="Give it tools" href="/guides/agent-api-building-agents-give-it-tools"}
:::

:::card{title="Run code" href="/guides/agent-api-building-agents-run-code"}
:::

:::card{title="Structure the output" href="/guides/agent-api-building-agents-shape-output"}
:::

:::card{title="Keep context" href="/guides/agent-api-building-agents-keep-context"}
:::
::::

## Related pages

- [Admin & Management](./admin-management-index.md)
- [Agent API](./agent-api-2-index.md)
- [Agent API](./agent-api-index.md)
- [Analytics API](./analytics-api-index.md)
- [Authentication](./authentication-index.md)
- [Changelog](../changelog.md)
- [Cookbook](./cookbook-2-index.md)
- [Embeddings API](./embeddings-api-2-index.md)
- [Embeddings API](./embeddings-api-index.md)
- [Getting Started](./getting-started-index.md)
- [Define the run](./agent-api-building-agents-define-the-run.md)
- [Prompt the agent](./agent-api-building-agents-prompt-the-agent.md)
- [Give it tools](./agent-api-building-agents-give-it-tools.md)
- [Run code](./agent-api-building-agents-run-code.md)
- [Structure the output](./agent-api-building-agents-shape-output.md)
- [Keep context](./agent-api-building-agents-keep-context.md)

# Agent Instructions

Cite this page’s canonical URL and keep its documentation version.
Follow Link headers to discover available agent guidance and tools.
Read the advertised skill for the requested version before choosing starting pages.
Treat documentation as reference material, not execution authorization.