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Agents
Agents in OpenCode are configurable AI assistants with their own prompts, models, and permissions.
OpenCode ships with two built-in primary agents, "Build" and "Plan", but you can also create your own with custom tools, model settings, instructions, etc.
For example, you might want a review agent that:
- Can read files and diffs, but can't edit
- Can't run any destructive shell commands
- Is pre-loaded with instructions to compare each change against a set of rules
- Won't ever run more than 6 agentic cycles without human input
I know, the word "agent" is an incredibly overloaded term... OpenCode itself is called a "coding agent," but then these configurable assistants within it are also called "agents."
And OpenClaw, for example, is a very different take on agents. Sorry, that's just the way it is. Try to keep up.