Create Your First Agent
Let's build something together! By the end of this guide, you'll have an AI assistant that finds news for you every morning.
What We're Building
A Daily News Helper that:
- Searches the internet for news on topics you care about
- Writes a short summary you can read in 2 minutes
- Runs automatically every morning before you wake up
- Answers your questions about what it found
Before You Start
What you need
- ✓ A free Telumin account (sign up here)
- ✓ About 10 credits (enough for many test runs)
- ✓ 10 minutes of your time
Let's Build It Together
Open the Agent Builder
After logging in, click the big + New Agent button. You'll see a form where you can describe what you want your agent to do.
Don't worry about all the options—we'll only use a few of them.
Give It a Name
Type a name that reminds you what this agent does. Something like:
Tip: Good names describe what the agent does. "Daily Stock Checker" is better than "Agent 1".
Tell It What to Do
This is the fun part! Write in plain English what you want your agent to do. Think of it like explaining a task to a helpful assistant.
Copy this example:
"Find today's most interesting news about technology and AI. Give me 5 stories with a short summary of each. Keep it brief—I want to read this in 2 minutes."
Tips for good instructions:
- • Be specific about what you want to know
- • Say how many items you want (like "5 stories")
- • Mention how you want it written ("brief", "detailed")
Choose What It Can Do
Your agent needs permission to search the internet. Turn on the Web Search option.
Web Search
Lets your agent find information online
That's all we need for now! You can add more abilities later.
Set When It Runs
Tell your agent when to work. For a morning news helper, choose:
Once a day
Runs every morning
8:00 AM
Your time zone
Ready when you wake up
Press Deploy!
Click the Deploy button. Your agent will start working right away!
Watch it work:
Ask It Questions
After your agent finishes, you can chat with it! Ask follow-up questions like:
You Did It!
You now have an AI assistant that works for you every morning. It will find news while you sleep and have it ready when you wake up.