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

# Duplicate Agent

> Use the duplicate_agent MCP tool on the DialNexa remote MCP server.

<span data-api-safety-label="changes-state"><Badge color="yellow" size="sm" shape="pill">Changes state - verify before retry</Badge></span>

Clones an existing agent — copies its current version's prompt and every setting into a brand-new agent. Reversible: the copy is an unpublished DRAFT that makes no calls, and the original is untouched. Deliberately does NOT copy the phone-number binding, so the clone never starts answering the original's number. Use it for "make a copy of X so I can tweak it" or "same agent but for the Hindi market". Resolve the source with list\_agents first.

## Parameters

| Name       | Type     | Required | Description                                          |
| ---------- | -------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| `agent_id` | `string` | Yes      | The agent to copy, e.g. agent\_abc123                |
| `title`    | `string` | No       | Name for the copy. Defaults to "\<original> (copy)". |

## Before you call

* Connect and initialize the MCP client with OAuth or an API key for the intended workspace.
* Provide the required parameters: `agent_id`.

## Example MCP request

Send `tools/call` after your client completes MCP initialization. Replace placeholder values with IDs and inputs from your workspace. For object and array parameters, follow the nested requirements in the parameter description instead of treating an empty value as complete.

```json theme={null}
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "duplicate_agent",
    "arguments": {
      "agent_id": "agent_abc123"
    }
  }
}
```

The server returns one text content block. Parse `content[0].text` as JSON when the tool succeeds. See [MCP responses and errors](/docs/mcp-tools/errors) for the full envelope and failure behavior.

## Verify the result

Confirm the response is not marked `isError`. Call [List Agents](/docs/mcp-tools/agents/list-agents) to read the affected resource. Verify that the intended state is visible before making another change.

## Retry safety

This tool changes workspace state. After a timeout, read the affected resource before retrying so you do not create duplicate or conflicting changes.

## Related MCP tools

* [List Agents](/docs/mcp-tools/agents/list-agents): `list_agents`
* [Get Agent](/docs/mcp-tools/agents/get-agent): `get_agent`
* [List Agent Versions](/docs/mcp-tools/agents/list-agent-versions): `list_agent_versions`

## Related guides

* [Connect to the DialNexa MCP server](/docs/mcp-tools/overview)
* [Agents MCP tools](/docs/mcp-tools/agents/overview)
* [MCP responses and errors](/docs/mcp-tools/errors)