Overview
Choosing which actions to enable for your elvex agent depends on your specific needs and the tasks you want to accomplish. By understanding the capabilities and limitations of each action, you can create a customized agent that best serves your purposes while being aware of potential drawbacks.
Available Actions for elvex Agents
1. Web Browsing
What it does: Allows the agent to search the internet and access up-to-date information.
When to enable: Enable this action when you want your agent to access to specific websites in order to complete its tasks or to be able to research topics beyond its training data.
When to avoid: Avoid this action if you are building an agent who should only reference data that you give it to complete a task. A common example of this is a knowledge base. If you are asking questions and want answers based only on source material, do not enable web browsing.
Pros:
Access to real-time information
Ability to find answers to a wide range of questions
Can provide links and sources for information
Cons:
Requires careful prompt engineering to ensure relevant and accurate searches
Could lead to information overload for the agent if not properly managed
2. Data Analysis
What it does: Enables the agent to perform statistical analysis through SQL queries and create charts.
When to enable: Enable this action when you need your agent to handle numerical data, perform calculations, or create visual representations of data.
Pros:
Powerful analytical capabilities
If the response from the agent looks inaccurate you can see the formula used to deliver the result
Cons:
Potential for misinterpretation of data if not properly guided
3. Drafts
What it does: Allows the agent to create text documents, code snippets, or other written content that you can version and edit.
When to enable: Enable this action when you want your agent to help with writing tasks, formatting documents, or code generation.
Pros:
Useful for writing and editing within the elvex interface
Can help with formatting and structuring documents
Automatically creates versions that can be edited inline, via pre-provided button or further prompts
Cons:
Takes the user to a new window to interact with the created content
4. Image Generation
What it does: Enables the agent to create images based on text descriptions.
When to enable: Enable this action when you want your agent to generate visual content or illustrations.
When to avoid: elvex does not support having brand assets as datasources and then use an image generation agent to generate images based on the datasource.
Pros:
Can create custom images on demand
Useful for design tasks or visual explanations
Cons:
Generated images may not always match expectations
Could be resource-intensive
Potential copyright or ethical concerns with generated content
5. Sources and Citations
What it does: Allows the agent to provide references and citations for information it uses.
When to enable: Enable this action when you need your agent to provide credible sources for its information or when working on academic or research-related tasks.
Pros:
Enhances credibility of information
Helps users verify information independently
With correct permissions, users can launch into relevant datasources that drove the answer they received
Cons:
May slow down the agent's responses
Could be unnecessary for casual conversations or simple tasks
Requires careful management to ensure sources are reliable and relevant
Users may be shown reference links to datasources they don't have access to