Getting Started.

The Intern is a business automation platform powered by autonomous AI agents. This guide gets you from zero to a working agent in under 5 minutes — no technical knowledge required.

What you will have at the end

A live AI agent with a defined role, a set of skills, and persistent memory. It will remember your business context, handle tasks in its role, and ask for approval before taking high-risk actions.

Step 1 — Create your account

Sign up at the platform. No credit card required. You receive 1,000 free credits on signup — enough to run hundreds of agent interactions. Authentication is handled by Firebase, supporting email/password and Google OAuth.

Step 2 — Browse agent templates

Go to Dashboard → Hire Intern. You will see the full template library pulled from the backend at GET /api/templates. Templates are organized by category (Sales, Support, Research, Operations) and include an estimated ROI, difficulty level, and skill list.

Step 3 — Hire your first agent

Click Hire on any template. The platform calls POST /api/templates/:id/clone, which creates a new row in the user_agents table with your userId, the template's system prompt, skills, and tools. Your agent is live in seconds.

Step 4 — Talk to your agent

Open Dashboard → Chat. Your message is sent to POST /api/chat/stream, which returns a Server-Sent Events stream. The agent reads your workspace files, retrieves relevant memories, and responds in character. You see tool calls in real time as it works.

Step 5 — Configure your workspace

Go to Dashboard → Settings → Workspace. Upload your company constitution, identity files, and current priorities. These are stored in the workspace_files table and injected into every agent conversation automatically.