> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL. > For a complete documentation index, see https://help.moveworks.com/llms.txt. > For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://help.moveworks.com/_mcp/server. # Agent Studio Overview #### [Quickstart](/agent-studio/quickstart-guide) Build your first plugin in minutes #### [Core Concepts](/agent-studio/core-concepts/assistants-agents-plugins) Detailed information about how Moveworks AI agents work in our platform #### [Cookbooks](/agent-studio/cookbooks) Collection of best practices & recommendations for common types of use cases # New to Agent Studio? Start Here #### Build your first plugin Follow [Quickstart #1: Build Your First Plugin](/agent-studio/quickstart-guide/quickstart-build-your-first-plugin) to build a working plugin in minutes. #### Understand the architecture Read [Assistants, Agents, & Plugins](/agent-studio/core-concepts/assistants-agents-plugins) to understand how the pieces fit together. #### Learn the Golden Rule Read [The Golden Rule](/agent-studio/guides/best-practices/the-golden-rule) before building anything complex — it's the most important design pattern. #### Build with the reference below Use the Building Blocks Reference and Guides sections on this page to find specific docs as you build. #### Test before you ship Review [Testing & Error Handling](/agent-studio/guides/getting-started/testing-and-error-handling) before publishing your plugin. # Agentic Frameworks Agent Studio lets you connect AI assistants to your business systems and content. For bounded actions backed by a remote MCP server, use [MCP Workspace](/agent-studio/mcp-workspace/overview). There are three **Agentic Frameworks** that you can build on. #### [Content Gateway](/ai-assistant/enterprise-search/content-gateway) Index your content for semantic search experiences. #### [Conversational AI Agents](/agent-studio/core-concepts/conversational-plugins) Execute real-time actions to create, modify, read, & remove data from business systems. #### [Ambient AI Agents](/agent-studio/core-concepts/ambient-agents) Set up Ambient AI agents that run in the background These agentic frameworks are interoperable on the Moveworks platform, so you can build experiences that span multiple patterns. # Guides & Best Practices #### [The Golden Rule](/agent-studio/guides/best-practices/the-golden-rule) The single most important pattern for building reliable plugins #### [Decision Frameworks](/agent-studio/guides/getting-started/decision-frameworks) When to use compound actions vs conversation processes, slot types, and more #### [Slot Best Practices](/agent-studio/guides/best-practices/slot-best-practices) Anti-patterns and best practices for slot design #### [Conversation Process Best Practices](/agent-studio/guides/best-practices/conversation-process-best-practices) Anti-patterns and best practices for conversation processes #### [LLM Action Best Practices](/agent-studio/guides/best-practices/llm-action-best-practices) When NOT to use LLM actions and the decision matrix # Building Blocks Reference Quick links to every Agent Studio building block. ## Common tasks Starting from an outcome and not sure which primitive to use? Start here. | I want to… | Use | | ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Call an API | [HTTP Action](/agent-studio/actions/http-actions) | | Orchestrate multiple actions | [Compound Action](/agent-studio/actions/compound-actions) | | Call an LLM inline | [generate\_text\_action / generate\_structured\_value\_action](/agent-studio/actions/llm-actions) | | Send a message to a user | [`notify`](/agent-studio/actions/compound-actions/notify) expression | | Branch on a condition | [`switch`](/agent-studio/actions/compound-actions/switch) expression | | Handle an API failure | [`try_catch` / `raise`](/agent-studio/actions/compound-actions/try-catch-and-raise-error) | | Loop over a list | [`for`](/agent-studio/actions/compound-actions/for) expression | | Run actions concurrently | [`parallel`](/agent-studio/actions/compound-actions/parallel) expression | | End a compound action and return data | [`return`](/agent-studio/actions/compound-actions/return) expression | | Look up a user by email | [`get_user_by_email`](/agent-studio/actions/built-in-actions#get_user_by_email) | | Look up many users at once | [`batch_get_users_by_email`](/agent-studio/actions/built-in-actions#batch_get_users_by_email) | | Request human approval | [`create_generic_approval_request`](/agent-studio/actions/built-in-actions#create_generic_approval_request) | | Send batch chat notifications | [`batch_send_plaintext_chat_notification`](/agent-studio/actions/built-in-actions#batch_send_plaintext_chat_notification) | | Collect user input | [Slots](/agent-studio/conversation-process/slots) | | Validate a slot value | [Validation policy](/agent-studio/guides/best-practices/slot-best-practices#missing-validation-policy) with DSL | | Branch a conversation on an action result | [Decision Policy](/agent-studio/conversation-process/control-flow#pattern-action--decision-policy--branch) | | Display a knowledge article or form | [Content Activity](/agent-studio/conversation-process/activities/content-activities) | | Handle large API responses (>7K tokens) | [Response Sizes / SDA](/agent-studio/conversation-process/activities/response-sizes) | ## Actions #### [HTTP Actions](/agent-studio/actions/http-actions) REST API calls to external systems #### [Compound Actions](/agent-studio/actions/compound-actions) Orchestrate multi-step workflows #### [LLM Actions](/agent-studio/actions/llm-actions) generate\_text and generate\_structured\_value ## Compound Action Expressions #### [action](/agent-studio/actions/compound-actions/action) Invoke an HTTP, script, or compound action #### [for](/agent-studio/actions/compound-actions/for) Loop over arrays sequentially #### [switch](/agent-studio/actions/compound-actions/switch) Conditional branching #### [parallel](/agent-studio/actions/compound-actions/parallel) Run expressions concurrently #### [return](/agent-studio/actions/compound-actions/return) End execution and return data #### [try / catch / raise](/agent-studio/actions/compound-actions/try-catch-and-raise-error) Error handling #### [notify](/agent-studio/actions/compound-actions/notify) Send messages with action buttons ## Conversation Process #### [Slots](/agent-studio/conversation-process/slots) Collect input values from users #### [Resolver Strategies](/agent-studio/conversation-process/resolver-strategies) Convert natural language to data types #### [Activities](/agent-studio/conversation-process/activities) Action and content blocks #### [Control Flow](/agent-studio/conversation-process/control-flow) Decision policies, exit, and continue ## Data & Configuration #### [Data Bank](/agent-studio/core-concepts/data-bank) Reference patterns: data.*, meta\_info.*, response, value #### [DSL Reference](/agent-studio/configuration-languages/dsl) Validation rules, conditions, string functions #### [Data Mappers](/agent-studio/configuration-languages/mapper) MAP(), MERGE(), FILTER(), RENDER(), LOOKUP() #### [Data Types](/agent-studio/core-concepts/data-types) Built-in and custom data types ## Triggers #### [Natural Language Triggers](/agent-studio/core-concepts/conversational-plugins/natural-language-triggers) Conversational plugin activation #### [System Triggers](/agent-studio/system-triggers) Webhooks and scheduled triggers # Samples You can view hundreds of AI agents on our [AI Agent Marketplace](https://aka.mw/marketplace) and import example templates to better understand how they are built. ![](https://files.readme.io/8c69e09ceaf6dea2c55ef9838b172d79b3466c525d9cd9bc0e3ac8176ad97104-CleanShot_2025-06-30_at_17.49.09.gif) # Ready to get started? Dive into our [Quickstart Guides](/agent-studio/quickstart-guide) to start building your first plugins