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Agents and Teams

HALO Core includes pre-configured AI agents and teams for different use cases.

What Are Agents?

Agents are AI roles with specific:

  • Instructions — How to respond
  • Tools — Capabilities like web search, PubMed, calculator
  • Skills — Tags for delegation matching
  • Model — AI model selection

What Are Teams?

Teams coordinate multiple agents:

  • Master agent — Receives user queries
  • Members — Specialized agents for delegation
  • Coordination mode — Rules for delegation

Available Agents

General Purpose

Agent Role Tools Model
General Assistant Everyday tasks, quick answers DuckDuckGo, Calculator gpt-4.1-mini
Chat Agent Fallback for simple conversations — gpt-4.1-mini
Note Taker Summarize and organize information — gpt-4.1-mini
Summarizer Condense long content — gpt-4.1-mini

Medical Specialists

Agent Role Tools Model
Radiology Specialist Medical image analysis (X-ray, CT, MRI) PubMed, Web Search gpt-5.2
Cardiology Specialist Cardiovascular cases PubMed, Calculator gpt-4.1
Clinical Pharmacist Medication interactions, dosing PubMed gpt-4.1
Medical Researcher Evidence synthesis, literature review PubMed gpt-4.1
Medical Scribe Clinical documentation — gpt-4.1-mini
Chief Doctor Clinical coordination, diagnosis PubMed, Calculator gpt-4.1

Content & Marketing

Agent Role Tools Model
Content Writer Blog posts, articles, copy Web Search gpt-4.1
SEO Optimizer Search optimization Web Search gpt-4.1
Image Creator Generate images via DALL-E — gpt-4.1

Research & Analysis

Agent Role Tools Model
Web Researcher Internet research, fact-checking DuckDuckGo gpt-4.1
Data Analyst Data analysis, visualization Calculator gpt-4.1

Available Teams

Medical AI Team

Members: Chief Doctor, Radiologist, Cardiologist, Pharmacist, Medical Researcher, Medical Scribe

Best for: - Clinical case analysis - Multi-specialty consultation - Medical literature synthesis - Diagnostic reasoning

Coordination: delegate_on_complexity

General Team

Members: General Assistant, Web Researcher, Content Writer

Best for: - Everyday research tasks - Content creation - Quick information gathering

Marketing Team

Members: Content Writer, SEO Optimizer, Web Researcher

Best for: - Blog posts and articles - SEO-optimized content - Marketing copy

Showcase Team

Members: Showcase Assistant, Web Researcher

Best for: - Demonstrations - Quick research - General assistance

Selecting an Agent or Team

In Chat

  1. Open Configuration → Chat
  2. Select a preset or choose team members
  3. Or use Agent Config to select specific agents

Via Presets

Presets bundle agent/team settings:

Preset Behavior
Quick Response Single agent, fast model
Deep Analysis Team with delegation
Team Research Full team collaboration

Agent Skills Reference

Skills enable smart delegation in delegate_on_complexity mode:

Skill Agents
imaging_interpretation Radiologist
cardiovascular Cardiologist
medication, pharmacology Pharmacist
research, literature_review Medical Researcher, Web Researcher
writing, content_creation Content Writer
seo, optimization SEO Optimizer
data_analysis Data Analyst
summarization Summarizer, Note Taker

Customizing Agents

Via UI

  1. Open Agent Config page
  2. Select an agent
  3. Modify:
  4. Instructions
  5. Tools
  6. Skills
  7. Model
  8. Coordination mode
  9. Save changes

Via JSON

Edit data/agents/<agent_id>.json:

{
  "id": "custom_agent",
  "name": "Custom Agent",
  "role": "specialist",
  "instructions": ["Your custom instructions..."],
  "skills": ["custom_skill"],
  "tools": ["web_search", "calculator"],
  "model": "openai:gpt-4.1",
  "enabled": true
}

Adding a New Agent

  1. Create data/agents/<agent_id>.json
  2. Set required fields: id, name, role, instructions
  3. Add optional fields: skills, tools, model
  4. Set enabled: true
  5. Add to team members array if needed
  6. Test in chat

Next Steps