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A solo agent is a workspace with exactly one agent and no Manager. There is no delegation or team task board ceremony: just you and a specialist in a direct conversation.

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When to use a solo agent

  • The work fits one role: explain this codebase, draft this document, review this folder.
  • You already know which specialist you need.
  • You want answers or edits now, without orchestration overhead.
If the work starts splitting into several kinds of tasks (build plus test plus document), graduate to a team.

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Chat mode vs Build mode

Every solo agent runs in one of two modes, switchable from the toggle in its header: The UI describes them as: “Chat mode: read, ask, plan. No file edits or commands.” and “Build mode: full project work in the agent’s folder.”

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The solo workspace

The header shows the agent’s avatar and status dot, its name and specialization, and a link to its working folder (click to open it in your file explorer). A Files toggle opens a live file tree of the working folder, refreshed while open. The settings icon opens the same agent configuration panel used in teams. Everything else works like team chat: attachments, slash commands, steer and stop controls, tool approvals. See Chat and dispatch.

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Creating one

Use Solo Agents in the sidebar (+ button), or the team creation wizard’s Start from Scratch path, then Solo Agent. You pick a name, an optional specialization, a model, a mode, and a workspace folder. Full walkthrough: Create a solo agent.

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Solo limits

Your account tier sets how many solo workspaces you can have. Check Settings under Account.