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title: Create Your First Bot
description: Give a bot a name, a model, and instructions, then start chatting.
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  order: 3
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A bot is something you set up once and keep, so the few minutes you spend on
its instructions pay off for months.

1. In the web app, click **+** next to **Bots** in the sidebar.
2. Pick an avatar and a color, and enter a name.
3. Choose a model and a reasoning level.
4. Write the bot's instructions: who it is, what it's responsible for, and how
   it should talk to you.
5. Turn on the [capabilities](/concepts#capabilities) you want. You can change
   them later.
6. Click **Save**.

The bot's chat opens. Say hello.

## Things to Try

Ask the bot to remind you of something next week. Every bot can run
[automations](/concepts/schedules-and-integrations#automations), so it doesn't
need anything turned on for that.

Tell it something about yourself and ask it to remember. This one needs the
**Memory** capability. Without it, the fact stays in the
[transcript](/concepts/chats), but the bot can't save it to memory.

Add a second bot and start a [group chat](/concepts/group-chats) with both.