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# Duplicating an Agent

Duplicate an Agent to reuse its configuration in the current Draft. The original Agent remains unchanged.

### Before you start

You can duplicate Agents only in the current Draft. Draft changes do not affect Production until you deploy them.

### Duplicate an Agent

1. Open **Builder** and go to the Agent list.
2. Open the Agent's actions menu.
3. Select **Duplicate**.
4. Review the preview showing the new Agent, copied Tasks, and shared Tools and MCPs that will be linked.
5. Select **Cancel** to leave the Draft unchanged, or confirm to create the duplicate.

The preview shows only items that will be added or linked. It does not show **Removed** or **Changed** groups because duplication does not modify the source Agent or remove existing resources.

The new Agent appears in the list when duplication completes. The Draft is marked as changed.

{% hint style="info" %}
Wait for the confirmation before making other Draft changes. Builder locks Draft mutations while duplication runs.
{% endhint %}

### What gets copied

The duplicate receives its own Agent configuration. It includes:

* Name, role, prompt, model, provider, reasoning, temperature, timezone, planning, iterations, and code runtime.
* A duplicated Agent image and the same Voice.
* New Task records with the same Task configuration.

The duplicate receives the next available name. For example, `Support Agent` becomes `Support Agent (1)`. Names remain within the 50-character limit.

### Shared resources

Tools and MCPs are not duplicated as new entities. The new Agent links to the same active Tools and MCPs in the current Draft.

Changes to those shared Tools or MCPs can affect both Agents. Create separate resources before editing them independently.

### What is not copied

Squad membership is not copied. The duplicated Agent starts without a Squad.

Add the Agent to a Squad manually when needed.

### If duplication fails

Builder shows an error and unlocks the Draft. No Agent is added to the list.

Duplication is atomic. A failed operation does not leave a partially created Agent visible.