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# Your first agent

> Create an agent from a plain-language request and make it reliable through feedback.

One chat window is one agent. You describe the job, Dataleap builds it — and everything after that happens in the same chat: refining, connecting tools, giving feedback.

## Build from a prompt

<Steps>
  <Step title="Prompt precisely — or brainstorm with Dataleap">
    Open **New Agent** and describe the outcome you want. If you know exactly what you need, be precise. If not, use the most powerful prompt there is:

    > "Ask me questions so you understand thoroughly what I need."

    The angle is harder than the writing — answering questions is easy, writing specs is hard. Attach supporting files if you have them.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Answer the questions">
    Dataleap asks about inputs, outputs, and edge cases. Answer them all — this is where the agent gets the context it needs to build exactly what you want.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect everything">
    Dataleap tells you which tools the workflow needs and asks you to connect them — you just confirm.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Test it once">
    Run the agent and check the output against what you expected.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Let it run">
    Once the test output looks right, enable the trigger and let the agent work. You'll keep refining it from real results.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Write better first prompts

* Start with one job, not a list of unrelated tasks — one chat window is one agent.
* Include the source of truth the agent should use.
* State the final output you want.
* Add examples if the format matters.

## Show, don't just tell

The richer the context you give, the better the output. Instead of describing what's wrong ("the output looks off"), show it: attach a screenshot and say exactly what to change — "make the headers actual bold, include the emojis in the text, structure the formatting so it's readable."

Share screenshots, reference posts, style guides, voice notes, images, links. **Context is free — use it generously.**

## Improve it from real runs

Once the agent is running, feedback happens in the same chat: when a result isn't what you wanted, tell the agent specifically what was wrong and what it should have been. You don't need to dig through settings — just prompt it.

<Note>
  **Train it, don't judge it.** The first version might disappoint you — that's normal. A new coworker needs time to learn your preferences; your agent is no different. Every correction you give is saved permanently and compounds on every run after: the agent that struggled last week can be excellent this week because of your input. And unlike your best team members, it never forgets a rule and has never once called in sick.
</Note>

<Card title="Watch: Your first agent" icon="clapperboard" href="/video-series/section-2#your-first-agent" horizontal>
  See the build flow in action.
</Card>

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Shape agent behavior" icon="sliders" href="/build/shape-agent-behavior">
    Next: make the behavior predictable and safe.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Connect your tools" icon="plug" href="/build/connect-your-tools">
    How connections work when Dataleap asks for them.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>
