---
title: "Mozenda Web Harvesting Tools: Create a new agent group"
slug: "create-a-new-agent-group"
description: "An agent group is an agent management tool that encourages consistency in agents that collect the same or similar data. Agents assigned to an agent group will share the agent group’s settings, publishing, scheduling, and notifications. Mozenda Web Harvesting Tools"
tags: ["edit", "add", "organize"]
updated: 2024-05-14T13:10:36Z
published: 2024-05-14T13:10:36Z
canonical: "help.mozenda.com/create-a-new-agent-group"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.mozenda.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create a new agent group

The agent group feature allows you to create templates that standardize the settings and fields of multiple agents. Create an agent group from scratch, implement the template with an agent and standarize the publishing, notifications, and scheduling.  

### Create a new agent group
Define the agent group before you build your agents to make building easier. 

 In the Web Console:  
 1. Select the **Agents** tab.
 2. Select ![Add](https://cdn.document360.io/03076343-9561-4857-8a4e-9f3bfed20ced/Images/Documentation/Add.png) **Agent groups**
 3. Enter a name and a description for the agent group, then select **CREATE**.
 
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4. Select  **Agents** > **Agent groups**.
5. Select **FIELDS** .
6. Select **New field** to add a field to be applied to all agents.
7. Select **SAVE**.

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### Create an agent within your agent group
In the Agent Builder:
1. Select **Use template**.
2. Select the agent group you created from the list.
3. Select **USE TEMPLATE**.
![Create a template](https://cdn.document360.io/03076343-9561-4857-8a4e-9f3bfed20ced/Images/Documentation/Create%20a%20template.gif){height="" width="590"}  
4. Select **Start a new Agent from this page** your template fields will display in the Template Fields window (if it's not visible add it with **File** > **Windows**).
5.  As you capture the fields predefined in your template, the fields will be marked as included.

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### Configure your agent group settings
In the Web Console:

1. Select **Agents**.
2. Select an agent group from the drop-down.
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3.  Select **Settings**. 
4.  Customize the settings for your agent group. 
* You can specify settings for publishing, notifications, or scheduling. Once configured, these settings will apply to all agents added to the agent group.