# Your first agent

> Add an agent card, send your first prompt, and get notified when it's done.

Source: https://docs.neurosquad.ai/en/getting-started/first-agent

Every card starts in the same menu. The main button adds the agent you used last; the arrow next to
it opens everything else. Point at anything in it:

**1. Open the add menu**

With a workspace open, press **Add Claude Code** (or the arrow next to it) at the top right of the
canvas, the add row under the workspace in the sidebar, or the button on an empty canvas. It is
the same menu everywhere.

**2. Pick an agent**

Choose one of the AI agents you have installed — say, **Claude Code**. A card appears with a live
terminal, and the agent starts in your project folder. Want to pick a model or a role first?
Choose **New agent… (provider, model, role)** — see [OpenRouter](https://docs.neurosquad.ai/en/providers/openrouter) and
[Roles](https://docs.neurosquad.ai/en/agents/roles).

**3. Type your prompt**

Click into the card and type, just like in a normal terminal. Try: *"Look around this project and
tell me what it does."*

**4. Look away**

Switch to something else. When the agent finishes — or needs your answer — you'll hear a chime,
the card will glow, and a desktop notification will name the agent. See
[Finished / needs your input](https://docs.neurosquad.ai/en/agents/notifications).

The card's title fills itself in from what the agent is working on. Click the title to give it your
own name.

> If the agent asks whether it can trust the folder, NeuroSquad answers for you — you already chose
> this folder when you created the workspace.

## Where to go next

  - **[Give it abilities](https://docs.neurosquad.ai/en/canvas/arrows)**: Connect a browser or a terminal with an arrow.
  - **[Notifications](https://docs.neurosquad.ai/en/agents/notifications)**: "Finished" versus "needs your input".
  - **[Everything in an agent card](https://docs.neurosquad.ai/en/agents/card-menu)**: The header and the ⋯ menu, row by row.
  - **[Add a second agent](https://docs.neurosquad.ai/en/squads)**: And let the first one lead.