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# Create an agent

> Register an AI actor under a parent account. The response contains credentials — the `agent_*` token and (if requested) an Ed25519 keypair. Both the token and the private key are shown **once** and not recoverable.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json post /v1/agents
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Sly API
  description: >-
    The Agentic Economy Platform — stablecoin payments, agent wallets,
    multi-protocol commerce, and AI agent orchestration.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Sly
    url: https://getsly.ai
    email: support@getsly.ai
servers:
  - url: https://api.getsly.ai/v1
    description: Production
  - url: https://sandbox.getsly.ai/v1
    description: Sandbox
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
paths:
  /v1/agents:
    post:
      tags:
        - Agents
      summary: Create an agent
      description: >-
        Register an AI actor under a parent account. The response contains
        credentials — the `agent_*` token and (if requested) an Ed25519 keypair.
        Both the token and the private key are shown **once** and not
        recoverable.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateAgentInput'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Agent created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Agent'
                  credentials:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/AgentCredentials'
                  authKey:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/AgentAuthKey'
                required:
                  - data
                  - credentials
        '400':
          description: Validation error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Parent account not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    CreateAgentInput:
      type: object
      properties:
        parentAccountId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
          maxLength: 255
        description:
          type: string
          maxLength: 1000
        kyaTier:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 3
          default: 0
        generateKeypair:
          type: boolean
          default: false
          description: If true, returns an Ed25519 keypair (private key shown once)
        skills:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: {}
      required:
        - parentAccountId
        - name
    Agent:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        parent_account_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
        description:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - active
            - frozen
            - suspended
            - revoked
        kya_tier:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 3
        skills:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          default: []
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: {}
          default: {}
        public_key:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
          description: Ed25519 public key (base64)
        connected:
          type: boolean
          default: false
          description: True iff an SSE session is currently open
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
      required:
        - id
        - parent_account_id
        - name
        - status
        - kya_tier
        - created_at
        - updated_at
    AgentCredentials:
      type: object
      properties:
        token:
          type: string
          description: Bearer agent_* token — shown ONCE
        warning:
          type: string
      required:
        - token
        - warning
    AgentAuthKey:
      type: object
      properties:
        keyId:
          type: string
        publicKey:
          type: string
          description: base64 Ed25519 public key
        privateKey:
          type: string
          description: base64 Ed25519 private key — shown ONCE
        algorithm:
          type: string
          enum:
            - ed25519
        warning:
          type: string
      required:
        - keyId
        - publicKey
        - privateKey
        - algorithm
        - warning
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        code:
          type: string
        details: {}
        request_id:
          type: string
      required:
        - error
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        API key (pk_test_* or pk_live_*), JWT session, agent token (agent_*),
        Ed25519 session (sess_*), or portal token (portal_*).

````