Data sources

The Data Sources panel in the ADE allows you to connect external files to your agent. When attached, your agent automatically gains file tools to search and access the content.

Creating Data Sources

To create a new data source:

1. Click the “data sources” tab in the bottom-left of the ADE
2. Click the “create data source” button
3. Give your data source a descriptive name

New data sources created in the ADE are automatically attached to your current agent.

Uploading Files

To upload files to a data source:

1. Navigate to the “data sources” tab
2. Drag and drop files directly into the data sources area, or
3. Click the upload (+) button to select files

Supported formats: .pdf, .txt, .md, .json, .docx, .html

Attaching Existing Data Sources

To attach an existing data source:

1. Click the “data sources” tab
2. Click “attach existing”
3. Select the data source to attach

Detaching Data Sources

To detach a data source:

1. Navigate to the “data sources” tab
2. Click the “detach” button next to the data source

When you detach all data sources, the file tools are automatically removed from your agent.