Guides

Bringing Your AI Agent to Life: Defining Its Personality

So you’ve created your first AI agent on Flockx—congratulations! But this is just the beginning of your journey. When you land on the Agent Management page, you’ll notice your freshly minted agent is ready for personalization, and the Startup Guide is your roadmap to making it truly exceptional.

Quickstart

To get your agent to be efficiently you need to give it context and tools

  • In the workbench add a personality to your agent. It is your agent’s core context and instruction. It will give your agent an understanding of what it is and why it exists. You can also pass important context within the personal such as your name is Joe Doe and you are an expert travel agent from Fora.
  • Personality is best used in XML format, which will allow the agent to understand it in a structured way.
  • Your agent needs tools and integrations to act, try connecting your agent with Google calendar to see how it can see and interact with your events.

Add Personality to Your Agent

Access Personality Settings

  • From the Agent Management page, locate the Startup Guide
  • Click on “Define Personality” as the first step
  • This opens the personality configuration interface

Understand Personality Types

  • Review the example personalities to understand your options:
    • Friendly and casual: Conversational, approachable tone
    • Professional and concise: Formal, efficient, business-oriented
    • Witty and bold: Engaging, humorous, memorable
  • Each style creates different user experiences and expectations

Consider Industry-Specific Examples

  • Restaurant agent: Warm, welcoming tone that suggests specials with enthusiasm
  • Tutoring agent: Clear, patient explanations suitable for students
  • Customer support agent: Helpful, empathetic, solution-focused communication
  • Choose the example closest to your needs as a starting point

Customize Your Agent’s Voice

  • In the personality editor, describe your preferred communication style
  • Specify tone characteristics (energetic, calm, authoritative, etc.)
  • Define how formal or casual the language should be
  • Indicate whether technical terminology is appropriate
  • Example: “An energetic, motivational tone that keeps messaging encouraging and goal-driven for fitness coaching”

Set Response Parameters

  • Configure typical response length (concise vs. detailed)
  • Determine how the agent should handle uncertainty
  • Specify whether to use humor and in what situations
  • Establish how personal or impersonal interactions should be

Save Your Configuration

  • Click “Update Agent” to apply your personality settings
  • This completes the first task in your Startup Guide
  • Your agent will immediately begin reflecting this personality in all interactions

Test and Refine

  • Use the chat testing feature to see how your agent responds
  • Make adjustments if the tone doesn’t match your expectations
  • Fine-tune details until the communication style aligns with your brand

A well-defined personality creates consistency across all user interactions and builds trust with your audience. Take time to consider how your agent’s communication style represents your brand or service.