# Using Agents

> Four ways to use your AgentPMT agents — dashboard, throughout the website, mobile app, and API.

Content type: documentation
Source URL: https://www.agentpmt.com/docs/getting-started/using-agents
Markdown URL: https://www.agentpmt.com/docs/getting-started/using-agents?format=agent-md
Category: Getting Started

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# Using Agents

Once an agent has tools and workflows attached, there are four places you can use it. Same agent, same Bearer Token, same activity log — different surface.

- **Dashboard**: The Agents tab is your home base. Chat, edit, archive.
  - **Throughout the website**: Try-It scoped chats on marketplace cards and detail pages.
  - **Mobile app**: Chat with your agents on the go and confirm payment requests with biometrics.
  - **API**: Programmatic invocation with your Bearer Token.

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## On the dashboard

1. **Open the Agents tab**
   From your dashboard, click **Agents** in the sidebar. The tab header reads "Agents" with the subline *"Public groupings of tools and workflows that launch scoped chats."* You will see every agent you have built. The primary CTA is **New Agent**.

2. **Open an agent and edit or chat**
   Click an agent card to open it in the Agent Builder. Adjust attachments if needed, then scroll to the **Scoped chat preview** section and click **Open Chat** to chat with it live. Anything you type runs against that agent's exact tool and workflow set.

3. **Watch activity in Control Center**
   Open **Control Center → Agent Activity** in another tab while you chat. Each tool call appears with cost, duration, and status. You can filter by Agent Group, time window, or status, expand any row to see the full request and response, and use **Export to CSV** to take the data offline.

[Tip title="Edit on the fly"]

Opening an agent in the Agent Builder lets you add or remove tools and workflows. The next chat message picks up the change instantly.

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## Throughout the website

Across the marketplace, product detail pages, and home-page surfaces, **Try It** buttons open a scoped chat in a modal so you can run an agent against a specific tool or workflow without leaving the page.

1. **Click Try It on any marketplace card**
   The card opens a scoped chat configured for that tool or workflow. The chat uses your standard authentication.

2. **Send a message**
   The chat is scoped to only the tool or workflow on the card. Activity is logged the same way as anywhere else.

3. **Build an agent around it**
   If a tool or workflow earns its keep, click **Build custom agent** at the top of the marketplace to enter Agent Builder Mode, then click **Add to Agent** on the cards you want. See [60 Second Quick Start](/docs/getting-started/quick-start) for the full flow.

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## On the mobile app

The AgentPMT mobile app is another way to chat with your agents. You can run them on the go and confirm any pending payment requests with biometric authentication (Face ID, fingerprint, or device PIN).

1. **Install the app**
   Get it from the [Download Mobile App](/download-mobile-app) page. Android available now; iOS in a future release.

2. **Sign in**
   Use the same email and password as the web dashboard. Your agents and activity sync automatically.

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## Via the API

Programmatic access uses your Agent Guardrail's **Bearer Token** in the standard `Authorization: Bearer <token>` header.

The full request shapes, response formats, error codes, and worked examples live in the dedicated [API tutorial](/docs/api-reference/programmatic-access). Endpoints are not duplicated here so they cannot drift.

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## Where to next

- [Using Workflows and Tools](/docs/getting-started/using-workflows-and-tools) - The 'how do I trigger a specific workflow' page.
  - [API Reference](/docs/api-reference/programmatic-access) - Programmatic access in detail.