# Create and shape your teammates

A teammate is a persistent member of your workspace with a name, role, conversation, and remembered context. Give each teammate a responsibility you can describe in a sentence.

## Create a specialist

Use the new-agent form, or ask an existing teammate to create one. Include a name, role, and instructions. Specify a first task if you want the new teammate to start immediately.

> **Try this**
> Create a teammate named Riley for reviewing customer research. Riley should separate direct evidence from interpretation and finish with a concise recommendation. Do not start a task yet.

## Edit a profile in conversation

Ask a teammate to change its own name, title, or description. The saved change should appear in its profile and, for a name change, in the conversation header and teammate list.

For persistent behavior, open the teammate settings and edit **Instructions**. Use the name and title fields there when you prefer a form.

## Choose a computer

**Team** shares the team computer with other teammates using that mode. **Private** gives the teammate a separate computer. Choose based on whether the work needs a shared desktop or a separate environment.

## Keep roles focused

A persistent teammate is useful for an ongoing responsibility. A short helper used inside a task does not become a new teammate in the navigation. For collaboration among your existing teammates, create a [group conversation](/docs/capabilities/group-conversations).