ERNIE Agent Platform

ERNIE Agent Platform is a web-based tool from Baidu that lets anyone create, customize, and deploy AI agents powered by the ERNIE large language model. Think of it as a no-code workshop for building chatbots and virtual assistants that can talk, reason, and perform tasks. You start by defining your agent's personality, then equip it with plugins, a knowledge base, and even a digital avatar. Once built, you can publish your agent to the Agent Store where others can discover and interact with it.

What sets ERNIE Agent Platform apart is how much control you have over your agent's behavior and capabilities. You can attach plugins — like web search, image generation, or data retrieval — so your agent can pull in real-time information. You can upload documents to a knowledge base, giving the agent expertise in specific domains like law, medicine, or company policies. Workflows let you chain multiple actions together, and the digital persona feature adds a face and voice to make interactions feel more human. The platform also includes a marketplace where creators can offer paid consultations, turning their agents into a source of income.

This platform is ideal for developers who want to quickly prototype AI assistants, businesses looking to deploy customer service bots with company-specific knowledge, and content creators who want to build interactive characters for storytelling or education. Whether you're making a fortune-telling bot, a coding tutor, or a brand spokesperson, ERNIE Agent Platform gives you the building blocks to bring your idea to life without writing complex code.