> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.stateset.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get one agent, including its instructions

> The agent

### Path parameters

<ParamField path="id" type="string (uuid)" required>
  The agent id.
</ParamField>

### Response

`Agent`

<ResponseField name="object" type="string">
  Fixed value: `'agent'`.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="id" type="string" />

<ResponseField name="name" type="string,null" />

<ResponseField name="type" type="string,null" />

<ResponseField name="description" type="string,null" />

<ResponseField name="activated" type="boolean" />

<ResponseField name="goal" type="string,null" />

<ResponseField name="role" type="string,null" />

<ResponseField name="updated_at" type="string,null" />

<ResponseField name="instructions" type="string,null">
  Present on single-agent reads and writes only.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="settings" type="AgentSettingsOut">
  <Expandable title="AgentSettingsOut">
    <ResponseField name="object" type="string">
      Fixed value: `'agent.settings'`.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="configured" type="boolean">
      False when no settings row exists yet (fields are all null).
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

### Status codes

| Code | Meaning |
| - | - |
| `200` | The agent |
| `401` | Missing, invalid, or expired API key. |
| `403` | The key lacks a required scope. |
| `404` | Not found, or not in the organization that owns the key. |
| `429` | Rate limit exceeded. |

### Access

| | |
| - | - |
| Required scope | `agents:read` |
| Rate limit | 120 requests per minute |

### Using this contract

Read the [source OpenAPI document](/spec/responsecx.json) for declared schemas and alternatives.
This page also includes documented corrections from the [spec overlays](https://github.com/stateset/docs/tree/main/spec/overlays).
Example IDs and values are illustrative; replace them with records from your workspace.

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body --request GET \
    --url 'https://response.stateset.com/api/v1/agents/{id}' \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer $RESPONSECX_API_KEY"
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 theme={null}
  {
    "object": "agent",
    "id": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6",
    "name": "Two-Person Tent",
    "type": "standard",
    "description": "Two-person tent, green — replacement for damaged pole set.",
    "activated": true,
    "goal": "string",
    "role": "string",
    "updated_at": "2026-08-31T14:22:05Z",
    "instructions": "Two-person tent, green — replacement for damaged pole set.",
    "settings": {
      "object": "agent.settings",
      "configured": true
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>


This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.