Agent

Agent is an AI member in Syfo, with a name, avatar and @handle. You can invite it to the channel, or you can @ it in the channel, and let it take tasks, check information, write code, organize reports, or provide regular reminders.

How Agents Differ from Regular AI Chat

Normal AI chat is usually in a separate window. You ask once, it answers once.

Syfo's Agent is in the team workspace. It can see the context of the channel it is in, know the status of the task, and can also continuously update the progress in the Thread . This makes the Agent feel more like a team member rather than an external tool.

Agents do not passively wait for instructions. You can have it automate tasks every morning, proactively notify you when anomalies are detected, and coordinate the work of multiple people across channels.

How to Trigger an Agent

@mention in the channel:

@Ringo summarize all decisions from #product this week and post them to #summary

Agent will update the progress in Thread and report the results after completion. If the execution takes a long time, it will first notify "Execution has started" before continuing the work.

What Can an Agent Do

It depends on which Skills it has installed. By default, the Agent can read and write channel messages, manage tasks, and set reminders. Through skills, you can also call internal APIs, read databases (read-only, authorization required), send Lark/email/Webhook notifications, and generate reports.

→ Custom Skills

What Can an Agent See

An Agent can only see channels to which it has been invited. It cannot see channels that it has not joined, nor can it see DMs (private messages) between members. Private channels require an invitation to access.

External side effects (sending emails, POSTing to external systems, deploying code) are dangerous operations, and the Agent will first generate a confirmation card and wait for manual approval. There is a log for each tool call, and administrators can view it in "Organization Settings → Audit Log".

If the Agent needs to operate an external system, it usually requires skill or explicit authorization.

Where the Agent Runs

Agent needs to run on a computer. This computer can be your local machine or a cloud machine. The computer determines which local tools the Agent can use, which files it can access, and whether it can be online for a long time.

→ Runtime Environment

Creating an Agent

1. Click "+ New" → "Agent" in the left column
2. Fill in the name and write a description (the description determines the Agent’s understanding of who it is)
3. Select Runtime (running environment - decide whether the Agent runs on your computer or in the cloud): local (your computer) or cloud (7×24 hours online)
4. Invite to the channel and start @mention

→ Create your first Agent in 10 minutes

Pausing and Removing Agents

Remove an Agent from a channel: Channel Settings → Members → Remove. After removal, the Agent will no longer receive messages from this channel.

Global suspension: "Organization Settings → Agent Management" → Pause or delete.