KeanU AI Personal Agents

Table of Contents

• What are Personal Agents?
• Identifying a Use Case
• Creating a Personal Agent
• Using Your Agent
• Editing Personal Agents
• Sharing Personal Agent

Before You Begin

1. Navigate to My Apps.
2. In the search bar, type KeanU AI and open the application.
3. Sign in using your Kean University credentials.

What are Personal Agents?

In Keanu AI, Personal Agents are customizable assistants defined by a dedicated set of instructions that shape their behavior, tone, boundaries, and user expectations. These instructions ensure consistency, compliance, and security, and can be tailored to match the exact purpose and personality you want your agent to reflect. Personal Agents have boundaries—they must follow platform and data policy rules, may occasionally drift from their defined persona, and cannot access or replace official workflows. By maintaining a steady voice and clear style, your agent reduces repetitive setup, improves accuracy, and delivers a reliable experience tailored to your workflow.

A Personal Agent can be:

• A productivity assistant
• A writing helper with a specific tone
• A calm, supportive persona
• A subject-matter expert
• A creative brainstorming partner
• A workflow-specific helper

Personal Agents typically consist of:

• Specific Name
• Personality and tone profile
• Instructions and boundaries
• Optional knowledge files or sources (websites, pdf file, etc)
• Optional skills or integrations (internet search)

Identifying a Use Case

A strong use case for a Personal Agent typically involves tasks that are repetitive, require a specific tone, rely on specialized knowledge, follow strict behavior rules, or benefit from consistent responses.

Questions to Help Identify Your Use Case

• What problem am I trying to solve?
• What tone or communication style is required?
• Does the task depend on specialized knowledge?
• Is this a task I repeat often?
• Would other people benefit from using the same agent?

Examples of Strong Use Cases

• Tone‑specific writing assistants
• Project management helpers
• Standardized communication tools
• Subject‑matter expert personas
• Creative or brainstorming partners

When NOT to Create a Personal Agent

• One‑time or rarely repeating requests
• Highly variable tasks that lack predictable patterns
• Situations without clear rules or structure
• Tasks involving sensitive or restricted data

Creating a Personal Agent

You can create a Personal Agent by defining its purpose, personality, and behavior. These instructions form the core of how your agent responds, so having them well‑crafted is essential.

To make this process easier, Keanu AI includes an official System Prompt Generator Agent. Instead of writing instructions from scratch, you simply describe what you want your agent to do and how you want it to behave. Within a few minutes, the System Prompt Generator produces a complete, ready‑to‑use instruction set that you can paste directly into your new Personal Agent. This ensures consistency, reduces setup time, and prevents common formatting or structure errors.

Best Practices for Creating a Strong Agent

• Give your agent a clear, focused purpose.
• Be specific about the tone you want the agent to use.
• Provide clear examples of how you expect the agent to respond.
• List any behaviors or styles the agent should avoid.
• Use detailed, consistent instructions and avoid introducing any contradictions.
• Start simple, then refine over time.
• Test regularly and adjust instructions as needed.

Adding Knowledge Sources

Knowledge Sources give your agent additional information to reference. You can add knowledge by:

• Uploading documents or files the agent can read from.
• Linking to a specific website or subdomain when you want the agent to reference information from that location.
• Setting limits on how many documents or pages the agent can use to ensure responses stay accurate and efficient.

Create Agent Instructions

1. Sign into KeanU AI.
2. In the left navigation bar, expand and select Explore Agents.
3. Select Chat on the System Prompt Generator Agent.
4. Identify your use case (what you want your Personal Agent to do).
5. Tell the System Prompt Generator Agent what you want your Personal Agent’s purpose, tone, and behavior to be — it will generate a complete set of instructions for you.
   • Review, refine, and finalize the instructions as needed.
   • Copy the final instruction set.

Create Your Personal Agent

1. In the left navigation bar, expand and select Explore Agents, then scroll to the My Agents section.
2. Select Create
3. Enter a name for your agent, then select Let's go. 
   • Agent names must be unique across the organization. If you receive an error or the name does not save, make a small adjustment to the name and try again.
4. Paste your agent instructions into the Agent Instructions field 
5. Write a short description of your agent 
6. Write a welcome message for your agent
7. (Optional) Add knowledge sources (files or websites).
8. (Optional) Enable Use Internet, if needed.
9. (Optional) Add starter prompts to give users quick examples of how to use the agent.
10. Save your agent
11. Test your agent in the Chat Playground on the right by opening a new conversation  to load the updated instructions and test your agent’s behavior.

Using Your Agent

To chat with your agent you created:

1. Navigate to the Explore Agents page and scroll down until you find your agent.
2. Select Chat on the card of the agent you want to use.

Editing Personal Agents

You can update your Personal Agent at any time.

To edit an existing agent:

1. Navigate to the Explore Agents page and scroll down until you find your agent.
2. Click the three dots in the top‑right corner of the agent’s card, then select Edit.
3. Make your changes to the instructions, tone, knowledge sources, or capabilities.
4. Save your updates.

Common Issues and Fixes

• Tone inconsistency → Strengthen or clarify your system instructions.
• Inaccurate answers → Add or update knowledge sources.
• Responses too long or too short → Adjust behavior or tone guidance.
• Agent ignoring constraints → Use clearer, more direct imperative language in the instructions.

Sharing Personal Agent

To share an existing Personal Agent:

1. Navigate to the Explore Agents page and scroll down until you find your agent.
2. Click the three dots in the top‑right corner of the agent’s card and select Share.
3. Choose Share Agent to generate the share link or select sharing options.

Before Sharing:

• Review any knowledge files attached to the agent.
• Be aware that once sharing is enabled, anyone with the link will be able to use the agent.