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You set it up via the Zia Agent Studio, without code, based on instructions, knowledge sources, and the actions available within the Zoho platform. The difference from a standard workflow: a workflow executes a fixed chain, while an agent determines which steps are necessary.<\/p>\n        <ul class=\"mf-ref-meta\" aria-label=\"Page information\">\n          <li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> Zia Agents<\/li>\n          <li><strong>Reading time:<\/strong> approximately 3 minutes<\/li>\n          <li><strong>Updated:<\/strong> October 2026<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <figure>\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/mforz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Claude-en-Zia-Agents.avif\" alt=\"Claude en Zia Agents bij uitleg over wat is een zia agent\" width=\"1200\" height=\"896\" decoding=\"async\">\n        <figcaption>Claude and Zia Agents each have their own role in an automated process.<\/figcaption>\n      <\/figure>\n    <\/header>\n\n    <div class=\"mf-ref-layout\">\n      <nav class=\"mf-ref-toc\" aria-labelledby=\"mf-ref-toc-title\">\n        <h2 id=\"mf-ref-toc-title\">On this page<\/h2>\n        <ol>\n          <li><a href=\"#wat-doet-een-zia-agent\">What does a Zia Agent do?<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"#hoe-richt-je-er-een-in\">How do you set one up?<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"#moet-je-kunnen-programmeren\">Do you need to be able to program?<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"#waar-liggen-de-grenzen\">Where do the boundaries lie?<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"#wat-kost-het\">How much does it cost?<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"#waar-begin-je\">Where do you start?<\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ol>\n      <\/nav>\n\n      <article class=\"mf-ref-article\">\n        <section class=\"mf-ref-section\" id=\"wat-doet-een-zia-agent\" aria-labelledby=\"wat-doet-een-zia-agent-title\">\n          <h2 id=\"wat-doet-een-zia-agent-title\">What does a Zia Agent do?<\/h2>\n          <p class=\"mf-ref-answer\">You describe in plain language what the officer must do, which sources he may consult, and which actions he may take. Subsequently, he acts independently within those frameworks.<\/p><p>An example. You set up an agent for incoming leads. His instruction is: assess every new lead for completeness, look up the company in existing accounts, determine the correct pipeline, and set up a follow-up task for the account manager in that region. The agent does this for every lead, without you having to configure anything on a case-by-case basis.<\/p><p>The actions he can perform are those of the Zoho platform itself: reading and writing records, creating tasks, sending emails, updating fields, and attaching documents.<\/p>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section class=\"mf-ref-section mf-ref-section--soft\" id=\"hoe-richt-je-er-een-in\" aria-labelledby=\"hoe-richt-je-er-een-in-title\">\n          <h2 id=\"hoe-richt-je-er-een-in-title\">How do you set one up?<\/h2>\n          <p>Via the Zia Agent Studio. You give the agent a name and a goal, describe his working method in instructions, link the knowledge sources he is allowed to use, and determine which actions he may perform and which he may not.<\/p><p>Next, you test it on existing data before turning it on. That last step is often skipped and is precisely the step that determines whether you enjoy it.<\/p>\n            <div class=\"mf-ref-table-wrap\">\n              <table class=\"mf-ref-table\">\n                <caption>Key points regarding What is a Zia Agent<\/caption>\n                <thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Ask<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Short answer<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Floor<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n                <tbody>\n                <tr><td>What does a Zia Agent do?<\/td><td>You describe in plain language what the officer must do, which sources he may consult, and which actions he may take.<\/td><td><a href=\"#wat-doet-een-zia-agent\">Read more<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>How do you set one up?<\/td><td>Via the Zia Agent Studio.<\/td><td><a href=\"#hoe-richt-je-er-een-in\">Read more<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>Do you need to be able to program?<\/td><td>No.<\/td><td><a href=\"#moet-je-kunnen-programmeren\">Read more<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>Where do the boundaries lie?<\/td><td>A Zia Agent works at Zoho.<\/td><td><a href=\"#waar-liggen-de-grenzen\">Read more<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n                <tr><td>How much does it cost?<\/td><td>Zia Agents are on the Zoho platform.<\/td><td><a href=\"#wat-kost-het\">Read more<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n                <\/tbody>\n              <\/table>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section class=\"mf-ref-section\" id=\"moet-je-kunnen-programmeren\" aria-labelledby=\"moet-je-kunnen-programmeren-title\">\n          <h2 id=\"moet-je-kunnen-programmeren-title\">Do you need to be able to program?<\/h2>\n          <p>No. The Agent Studio works based on instructions in plain language. You describe what you want, not how it should be done technically.<\/p><p>That does not mean that things will automatically go well. Writing instructions that are precise enough to be usable and broad enough not to break every edge is a skill. In practice, I see that the first version of an agent is rarely the version that keeps running.<\/p>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section class=\"mf-ref-section mf-ref-section--soft\" id=\"waar-liggen-de-grenzen\" aria-labelledby=\"waar-liggen-de-grenzen-title\">\n          <h2 id=\"waar-liggen-de-grenzen-title\">Where do the boundaries lie?<\/h2>\n          <p>A Zia Agent works within Zoho. That is his strength and his limitation. He knows the platform from the inside out and can trade directly within it, but he does not reach beyond Zoho.<\/p><p>He is also less strong at making judgments that require a lot of context. An agent can perfectly well determine which pipeline belongs to a lead. Assessing whether a customer is about to cancel based on the tone of three emails is work for a model that is better at that. For that, you combine Zia with Claude.<\/p>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section class=\"mf-ref-section\" id=\"wat-kost-het\" aria-labelledby=\"wat-kost-het-title\">\n          <h2 id=\"wat-kost-het-title\">How much does it cost?<\/h2>\n          <p>Zia Agents are part of the Zoho platform. The specific licenses and terms vary by subscription and change regularly. Check this in your own Zoho environment or with Zoho itself before relying on it.<\/p>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section class=\"mf-ref-section mf-ref-section--soft\" id=\"waar-begin-je\" aria-labelledby=\"waar-begin-je-title\">\n          <h2 id=\"waar-begin-je-title\">Where do you start?<\/h2>\n          <p>Choose a process that is currently performed manually, occurs frequently, and where an error does not immediately cause damage. Lead enrichment and ticket classification are good first agents because you can easily verify the outcome.<\/p>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section class=\"mf-ref-section\" aria-labelledby=\"bronnen-title\">\n          <h2 id=\"bronnen-title\">Sources and product information<\/h2>\n          <ul class=\"mf-ref-sources\">\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoho.com\/agents\/resources\/help\/platform-reference\/agent-studio.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoho, Agent Studio<\/a>, official product information<\/li>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoho.com\/agents\/resources\/help\/build-and-deploy\/creating-agents.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoho, Creating Agents<\/a>, official product information<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section class=\"mf-ref-section mf-ref-section--soft\" aria-labelledby=\"gerelateerd-title\">\n          <h2 id=\"gerelateerd-title\">Related pages<\/h2>\n          <div class=\"mf-ref-related\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/mforz.com\/en\/zia-agents-versus-claude-ai\/\">What is the difference between Zia Agents and Claude AI?<small>Read the explanation and practical points to consider.<\/small><\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/mforz.com\/en\/claude-mcp-zia-samen\/\">How do Claude, Zoho MCP, and Zia Agents work together?<small>Read the explanation and practical points to consider.<\/small><\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/mforz.com\/en\/wat-is-zoho-mcp\/\">What is Zoho MCP?<small>Read the explanation and practical points to consider.<\/small><\/a>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <aside class=\"mf-ref-cta\" aria-labelledby=\"cta-title\">\n          <h2 id=\"cta-title\">Do you want to know which approach suits your organization?<\/h2>\n          <p>We examine the process, the Zoho apps used, and where AI can practically save time.<\/p>\n          <a class=\"mf-ref-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mforz.com\/en\/plan-een-gesprek\/\">Schedule a meeting<\/a>\n        <\/aside>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/main>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6165","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mforz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mforz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mforz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mforz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mforz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6165"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mforz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6182,"href":"https:\/\/mforz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6165\/revisions\/6182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mforz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}