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title: "What is the agent?"
description: "Automate documentation updates with the agent. Create updates from Slack messages, PRs, or API calls."
keywords: ["automation", "automate", "AI", "autoupdate", "maintenance"]
---
<Info>
The agent is available on [Enterprise plans](https://mintlify.com/pricing?ref=agent) for anyone with access to your dashboard.
</Info>
The agent is an AI tool that creates pull requests with proposed changes to your documentation based on your prompts. When you send a request, the agent:
- **Researches**: Reads your existing documentation, any connected repositories, and relevant context.
- **Plans**: Creates a structured task list for complex documentation work.
- **Writes**: Generates or updates content following writing standards and best practices.
- **Validates**: Runs Mintlify CLI checks to ensure documentation builds correctly.
- **Creates a PR**: Opens a pull request with proposed changes for review.
All changes go through pull requests. The agent never commits directly to your main branch.
## What you can do with the agent
Use the agent to:
- Write new content based on your prompts, pull requests, Slack threads, or file attachments.
- Update existing documentation for new features or API changes.
- Process and include images, diagrams, and other files from Slack attachments.
- Search and revise code examples and API references across your docs.
- Automate documentation maintenance with workflows.
- Answer questions about your docs and technical writing topics.
- Address code review feedback to maintain documentation quality.
- Capture knowledge from Slack conversations and pull requests before it gets lost.
- Navigate and coordinate changes across multiple files and directories efficiently.
## Connect your GitHub account
By default, the agent opens pull requests attributed to the Mintlify bot. To attribute pull requests to you, connect your GitHub account on the [My profile](https://dashboard.mintlify.com/settings/account) page of the dashboard.
## Connect repositories as context
The agent can only access repositories that you connect through the Mintlify GitHub App. Configure which repositories the agent can access in the agent panel **Settings** or in the [GitHub App settings](https://github.com/apps/mintlify/installations/new).
## Next steps
<Card title="Connect Slack" horizontal icon="slack" href="/agent/slack">
Add the agent to your Slack workspace.
</Card>
<Card title="Customize behavior" horizontal icon="wrench" href="/agent/customize">
Configure the agent with an `AGENTS.md` file.
</Card>
<Card title="Write effective prompts" horizontal icon="pen" href="/agent/effective-prompts">
Get better results with focused prompts.
</Card>
<Card title="Automate with workflows" horizontal icon="refresh-cw" href="/agent/workflows">
Automate recurring tasks and documentation maintenance with workflows.
</Card>