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Shared Instructions (Agency Manifesto)

The agency_manifesto.md file contains instructions that will be shared among all agents in the agency.

Here is a template to help get you started:

# Agency Manifesto

[Description of your agency]

## Mission Statement

[Your mission statement]

## Operating Environment

[Description of your operating environment]

To use the manifesto, simply specify the path to your manifesto in the Agency class.

agency = Agency(
    agency_chart=[...],
    shared_instructions='agency_manifesto.md',
    ...
)

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Shared Files

Shared files allow you to share certain files among all agents in the agency. All your agents will than be able to use these files with FileSearch and CodeInterpreter tools.

To use shared files, simply put them in a folder and specify the folder path in a shared_files parameter.

agency = Agency([ceo], shared_files='my_shared_files_folder')

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Default Parameters

Some parametrs in Agency class mimic those in Agent class.

In case if the parameter is defined in both classes, the value from Agent class will be used.

agency = Agency([ceo], temperature=0.3, max_prompt_tokens=25000)

You can use the folloing parameters to set default values for the entire agency:

  • temperature
  • top_p
  • max_completion_tokens
  • max_prompt_tokens
  • truncation_strategy

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Custom Settings Path

By default, Agency Swarm keeps the state of your agents in a special settings.json file. If you would like to use a different file path for settings, you can specify a settings_path parameter:

agency = Agency([ceo], settings_path='my_settings.json')

If this file does not exist, it will be created, along with new Assistants on your OpenAI account.