Customize and Settings

Configure skills, MCP servers, and backend-synced settings in Agent Canvas.

Agent Canvas separates Customize from Settings.

• Customize is where you extend what the agent can use.
• Settings is where you configure backend-synced behavior for the active backend.

Customize

Open the top-level Customize area to manage:

• Skills
• MCP Servers
• Plugins (currently marked Coming Soon)

Use the section navigation inside Customize to switch between those pages.

MCP configuration lives under Customize > MCP Servers, not under Settings.

Settings

The Settings area currently includes the following sections:

Section	Purpose
Agent	Agent behavior and agent-specific capabilities
LLM	Provider, model, API key, and profile configuration
Condenser	Context compression and summarization behavior
Verification	Approval and verification-related behavior
Application	UI-level preferences and app behavior
Secrets	Stored secrets used by the active backend

On local backends, the LLM page also includes an Available Profiles area for saved profiles.

Backend-Synced Behavior

Each settings section is synced with the active backend. That means:

• changing backends changes which settings you are editing
• a setting saved for one backend does not automatically apply to every other backend
• the available options can differ depending on backend capabilities

Practical Example

You might use this split like this:

• Add a GitHub review skill in Customize > Skills
• Add a Slack or fetch MCP server in Customize > MCP Servers
• Save your preferred model in Settings > LLM
• Store tokens in Settings > Secrets

Related Guides

• Connect and Manage Backends
• LLM Profiles and Model Configuration
• Automations