# Editing and managing agents

Duplicate before major experiments, edit one behavior at a time, retest dependent crews or bots, and disable or remove definitions that should no longer be selected.

![Editing and managing agents in Foxora v5.0.3](/docs/images/v5.0.3/studio/agents-overview.webp)

## Where this lives

Open **studio → Agents**.

An agent is a reusable specialist with its own name, role, instructions, model, skills, tools, and optional provider key. Agents can work directly in tasks or as members of a crew.

> **Safety:** Do not place secrets in agent instructions. Add provider keys through the agent model settings and keep tool access limited to the agent’s actual job.

## Steps

1. Open **studio → Agents**.
2. Duplicate before major experiments.
3. Edit one behavior at a time, retest dependent crews or bots.
4. Disable or remove definitions that should no longer be selected.
5. **Confirm the result.** Run the same test in a fresh task and confirm the agent follows its role, uses the intended tools, requests the expected approvals, and produces a verifiable result.

## Choose the right path

- Create with AI when you can describe the outcome but not every field.
- Create manually when exact instructions and permissions matter.
- Use a crew when the objective needs several distinct specialists.


## Confirm it worked

- Run the same test in a fresh task and confirm the agent follows its role, uses the intended tools, requests the expected approvals, and produces a verifiable result.
- The screen, command, file, run, or destination named in this guide reflects the expected state.