---
title: "Create Agent"
method: POST
path: "/api/agents"
tags: ["agents"]
---

# Create Agent

`POST /api/agents`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.maritime.sh` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.maritime.sh/api/agents`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Request body

- AgentCreate
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable
  - `externalId` string, nullable
  - `instructions` string, nullable
  - `framework` string
  - `tier` string
  - `memMb` integer, nullable
  - `vcpus` number, nullable
  - `idleTtlSeconds` integer, nullable
  - `diskGb` number, nullable
  - `computeMinutesLimit` number, nullable
  - `githubRepo` string, nullable
  - `branch` string, nullable
  - `imageName` string, nullable
  - `templateId` string, nullable
  - `autoPair` boolean
  - `gatewayPassword` string, nullable
  - `serverId` string, nullable
  - `initialEnvVars` InitialEnvVar[]
    - `key` string, required
    - `value` string, required
    - `isSecret` boolean
  - `useMaritimeLlm` boolean
  - `exposedPort` integer, nullable
  - `healthCheckPath` string, nullable
  - `hasWebUi` boolean
  - `publicWeb` boolean
  - `desktop` boolean
  - `uploadS3Key` string, nullable
  - `addOns` string[]
  - `network` object, nullable

## Response `201`

Successful Response

- AgentResponse
  - `id` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `description` string, nullable
  - `instructions` string, nullable
  - `externalId` string, nullable
  - `framework` string, required
  - `tier` string, required
  - `status` string, required
  - `githubRepo` string, nullable
  - `autoPair` boolean
  - `exposedPort` integer, nullable
  - `healthCheckPath` string, nullable
  - `hasWebUi` boolean
  - `templateId` string, nullable
  - `publicPlay` boolean
  - `publicWeb` boolean
  - `publicUrl` string, nullable
  - `visibility` 'private' | 'public'
  - `webUrl` string, nullable
  - `desktopEnabled` boolean
  - `invocationCount` integer, required
  - `totalComputeSeconds` integer
  - `memMb` integer, nullable
  - `vcpus` number, nullable
  - `idleTtlSeconds` integer, nullable
  - `diskMb` integer, nullable
  - `computeMinutesLimit` number, nullable
  - `sleepPolicy` string
  - `lastStartedAt` string, date-time, nullable
  - `lastActiveAt` string, date-time, nullable
  - `statusChangedAt` string, date-time, nullable
  - `derivedImageTag` string, nullable
  - `browserbaseConfigured` boolean
  - `projectId` string, nullable
  - `projectRole` string, nullable
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/maritime/apis/maritime-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/maritime/apis/maritime-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/maritime/apis/maritime-api/revisions/acd712090ad6?raw)