# Community Agents ## Description **Community Agents** lets admins surface ibl.ai’s shared agent library—such as subject-matter agents built on **OpenStax textbooks**—inside their institution’s private Agentic OS environment so learners can start chatting with them immediately. It’s a **fast, safe way** to pilot or extend high-quality agents without starting from scratch, while keeping **configuration authority** on your side (prompting, data attachments, model choice, and embedding). --- ## Target Audience **Superadministrator · Administrator · User** *(read-only access)* --- ## Features #### Shared Library in Your Tenant Browse a catalog that includes **OpenStax-based course agents**, **skills agents**, and other agents. #### Read-Only Learner Access Learners can converse with Community Agents but cannot change settings or configuration. #### Admin/Instructor Controls - Add or override a **System Prompt** - Attach your own **data** (files/links) to localize content - Switch the **model** powering the agent - Embed the agent into your **LMS/SIS** or other systems #### Rapid Pilots & Scale-Up Turn on curated agents quickly, then adapt them to programs or courses as needed. --- ## How to Use (step by step) #### Enable in Admin 1. Go to **Profile menu → Organization → Advanced → Community Agents** 2. Toggle **On** to activate Community Agents for your environment #### Browse & Add - Open **Explore** to view the full catalog of community agents now available - Add **OpenStax-based course agents**, **skills agents**, or other agents to your environment #### Configure (Optional, Admin/Instructor) - **System Prompt** – Add/override to match your teaching voice or institutional guidance - **Attach Data** – Connect your course materials to contextualize answers - **Switch Model** – Choose the LLM that best fits your use case #### Embed (Optional) - Embed selected agents directly into your **LMS/SIS** or other systems so learners can access them in context #### Learner Experience (Read-Only) - Learners chat with Community Agents right away but cannot alter prompts, data, or tools --- ## Pedagogical Use Cases #### Instant Course Coverage with OpenStax Deploy subject-aligned agents (e.g., Intro Biology, Economics) to provide immediate tutoring and Q&A. #### Skills & Study Support Offer skills agents (study strategies, writing help, career prep) across departments without building new agents from scratch. #### Pilot Programs & Rapid Trials Test agents with select cohorts, then refine prompts/data and roll out broadly based on findings. #### LMS-Embedded Assistance Embed agents in course modules so users can get context-aware help alongside readings and assignments. #### Institutional Consistency with Local Control Start from high-quality shared agents, then tailor prompts, datasets, and models to fit your policies and outcomes. --- Once you complete these steps, you can pilot or extend high-quality agents without starting from scratch—while keeping configuration authority on your side.