# Create an AI Coworker

Set up an AI coworker for one kind of work: a name, a job and the instructions it follows.

## What it is

An AI coworker is a saved setup: a name and icon, a job, and instructions in plain words about what to do, how, and what to ask you first. You can create one from a form or by asking in a chat; nothing is saved until you click **Create**.

## When to use it

| Create an AI coworker when | A skill or plain chat is enough when |
|---|---|
| The same kind of work comes back often, with the same rules | You need one method, not a whole job: make a skill |
| Several people should handle that work the same way | The job is one-off |
| You want that work kept in its own chats | |

## How to use it

1. Open the **AI Employees** tab and click **Create Your AI Employee**. A form opens in the chat.
2. Choose an icon: **Shape**, **Color** and **Eyes**, or click **Random**.
3. Fill in **Name** (name it by its job, such as "Weekly reports") and **Role** (the job, in a few words).
4. In **Talk about this employee**, write what the AI coworker should do, how, and what it must ask you before acting.
5. **Save to**: **This computer** (only you, everywhere), or **This workspace** (kept with the current workspace folder).
6. Click **Create**. The AI coworker appears on the rail and writes its greeting (**Writing a greeting…**).

You can also type, for example, "Create an AI coworker that drafts weekly reports". The AI asks for a name and the job, then shows the same form for you to check and **Create**.

## Example

In your sales team's workspace you create "Reports" with the role "weekly sales report". Under **Talk about this employee** you write: "Every Monday, read last week's order export in the workspace, write the report in our usual layout, and ask before sending it to anyone." You save it to **This workspace**, so everyone who opens the folder gets it.

## Limits and permissions

- **This workspace** is only available when a workspace is open.
- The skills you mention guide the AI coworker; it can also use your other skills.
- An AI coworker cannot be published by an institution in 0.1.41; share it through a workspace folder instead.

## If something goes wrong

| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| **This workspace** cannot be chosen | Choose a workspace first, then create the AI coworker |
| The AI coworker does the job differently each time | Make the instructions more specific, or turn the method into a skill |
| You created it in the wrong place | Create it again with the right **Save to**, and delete the other one |

## Related

- [Your AI Coworkers](https://docs.micromeet.ai/ai-employees/employee-list.md): Find and chat with your AI coworkers
- [Edit and Delete](https://docs.micromeet.ai/ai-employees/edit-and-delete.md): Change or remove an AI coworker
- [Build Your First Skill](https://docs.micromeet.ai/skills/first-skill.md): When a method is enough