Agent Templates
Definition
Agent templates are pre-built Macha agent configurations — name, instructions, recommended connectors, and pre-selected tools — that spin up a working agent for a common workflow in one click.
How it works
Instead of writing instructions from scratch and picking tools by hand, you choose a template that matches your use case — ticket / conversation triage, customer reply assistant, escalation handler, order lookup, refund assistant, knowledge base assistant — and Macha creates a fully configured agent you can chat with immediately.
Templates are helpdesk-aware: the same triage workflow uses connector-native concepts on each platform. The Zendesk version reaches for ticket fields and groups; the Front version uses inboxes, tags, and teammate assignment because Front has no native priority field; the Gorgias version wires in macros. The templates you see are filtered to the connectors you've actually connected.
Why it matters
A template is a starting point, not a lock-in. Once created, the agent is fully independent — you can edit its instructions, swap the model, add or remove connectors, adjust tool access, attach data sources, and set up triggers. It's much easier to refine a working agent than to build one from a blank page.
Frequently asked
Which templates do I see?
Only templates whose required connectors you've set up. Connect a new integration and new templates may unlock — for example, connecting Confluence surfaces the "Conversation + Docs Context" templates.
Is a template agent stuck to the template?
No. After creation it's a normal, fully editable agent. Nothing stays tied to the original template.
Related terms
AI Agent Builder
The AI Agent Builder is Macha's Build-with-AI flow: describe the agent you want in plain language and it configures the name, instructions, tools, triggers, and even sub-agents based on the integrations you've connected..
Connectors
Connectors are Macha's built-in integrations.
AI Ticket Automation
AI ticket automation is the use of AI to handle support tickets automatically — classifying, tagging, routing, drafting replies, or fully resolving them — reducing the manual work agents do on each ticket..
Human Handoff
Human handoff is Macha's principle of keeping a person in the loop on anything customer-facing — most concretely through confirmation gates that pause an agent before any write action in interactive chat, and escalation patterns that route hard cases to your team..
Put these ideas to work
Macha is an AI agent layer that sits on top of the help desk you already run — Zendesk, Freshdesk, Front, Intercom, or Gorgias.
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