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# List agents

> List agents visible in the workspace status payload.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi.json get /agents
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Dench API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Versioned Dench workspace API. The operation registry is shared with the
    Dench CLI parity layer, so every CLI command maps to an endpoint here.
servers:
  - url: https://www.dench.com/api/v1
security: []
tags:
  - name: agent-config
    description: Agent Config operations.
  - name: approvals
    description: Approvals operations.
  - name: apps
    description: Apps operations.
  - name: auth
    description: Auth operations.
  - name: billing
    description: Billing operations.
  - name: browser
    description: Browser operations.
  - name: chat
    description: Chat operations.
  - name: crm
    description: Crm operations.
  - name: email
    description: Email operations.
  - name: files
    description: Files operations.
  - name: gateway
    description: Gateway operations.
  - name: local
    description: Local operations.
  - name: memory
    description: Memory operations.
  - name: meta
    description: Meta operations.
  - name: routines
    description: Routines operations.
  - name: workspace
    description: Workspace operations.
paths:
  /agents:
    get:
      tags:
        - workspace
      summary: List agents
      description: List agents visible in the workspace status payload.
      operationId: workspace_agents
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  workspace:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: string
                      name:
                        type: string
                      slug:
                        type: string
                    required:
                      - id
                      - name
                    additionalProperties: false
                  agent:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: string
                      name:
                        type: string
                      kind:
                        type: string
                    required:
                      - id
                      - name
                      - kind
                    additionalProperties: false
                  rules:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        id:
                          type: string
                        title:
                          type: string
                        body:
                          type: string
                        scope:
                          type: string
                          enum:
                            - organization
                            - project
                      required:
                        - id
                        - title
                        - body
                        - scope
                      additionalProperties: false
                  activeAgents:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        id:
                          type: string
                        name:
                          type: string
                        kind:
                          type: string
                        lastSeenAt:
                          type: number
                      required:
                        - id
                        - name
                        - kind
                      additionalProperties: false
                  pendingApprovals:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        id:
                          type: string
                        title:
                          type: string
                        reason:
                          type: string
                        kind:
                          type: string
                        risk:
                          type: string
                          enum:
                            - low
                            - medium
                            - high
                          description: Risk level.
                        agentId:
                          type: string
                        createdAt:
                          type: number
                      required:
                        - id
                        - title
                        - reason
                        - risk
                        - createdAt
                      additionalProperties: {}
                  recentArtifacts:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        id:
                          type: string
                        runId:
                          type: string
                        title:
                          type: string
                        type:
                          type: string
                          enum:
                            - note
                            - draft
                            - report
                            - task_suggestion
                            - patch
                            - other
                        status:
                          type: string
                          enum:
                            - draft
                            - approved
                            - rejected
                            - applied
                            - archived
                        content:
                          type: string
                        createdAt:
                          type: number
                        updatedAt:
                          type: number
                      required:
                        - id
                        - runId
                        - title
                        - type
                        - status
                        - content
                        - createdAt
                        - updatedAt
                      additionalProperties: false
                  suggestedWork:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        id:
                          type: string
                        runId:
                          type: string
                        title:
                          type: string
                        type:
                          type: string
                          enum:
                            - note
                            - draft
                            - report
                            - task_suggestion
                            - patch
                            - other
                        status:
                          type: string
                          enum:
                            - draft
                            - approved
                            - rejected
                            - applied
                            - archived
                        content:
                          type: string
                        createdAt:
                          type: number
                        updatedAt:
                          type: number
                        nextCommands:
                          type: array
                          items:
                            type: string
                      required:
                        - id
                        - runId
                        - title
                        - type
                        - status
                        - content
                        - createdAt
                        - updatedAt
                        - nextCommands
                      additionalProperties: false
                  memory:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        id:
                          type: string
                        key:
                          type: string
                        kind:
                          type: string
                          enum:
                            - fact
                            - decision
                            - preference
                            - goal
                            - tool_note
                            - other
                            - convention
                            - project_context
                            - agent_lesson
                            - docs_knowledge
                            - open_goal
                          description: Memory classification.
                        text:
                          type: string
                        tags:
                          type: array
                          items:
                            type: string
                        status:
                          type: string
                          enum:
                            - active
                            - needs_review
                            - archived
                        updatedAt:
                          type: number
                      required:
                        - id
                        - key
                        - kind
                        - text
                        - tags
                        - status
                        - updatedAt
                      additionalProperties: false
                  chatAgents:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      nextCommands:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                      activeRuns:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            id:
                              type: string
                            goal:
                              type: string
                            status:
                              type: string
                            model:
                              type: string
                            createdAt:
                              type: number
                          required:
                            - id
                            - goal
                            - status
                            - model
                            - createdAt
                          additionalProperties: {}
                      templates:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                    required:
                      - nextCommands
                      - activeRuns
                      - templates
                    additionalProperties: false
                  tools:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      discovery:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                      cli:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                      approvalPolicy:
                        type: string
                    required:
                      - discovery
                      - cli
                      - approvalPolicy
                    additionalProperties: false
                  nextActions:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
                required:
                  - workspace
                  - agent
                  - rules
                  - activeAgents
                  - pendingApprovals
                  - recentArtifacts
                  - suggestedWork
                  - memory
                  - chatAgents
                  - tools
                  - nextActions
                additionalProperties: false
                description: >-
                  Workspace orientation payload shared by /context, /status,
                  /agents, and /approvals.
              example:
                workspace:
                  id: org_abc123
                  name: Acme
                  slug: acme
                agent:
                  id: ag_xyz789
                  name: Cursor
                  kind: cursor
                rules: []
                activeAgents:
                  - id: ag_xyz789
                    name: Cursor
                    kind: cursor
                    lastSeenAt: 1765526400000
                pendingApprovals: []
                recentArtifacts: []
                suggestedWork: []
                memory: []
                chatAgents:
                  nextCommands:
                    - dench agent new "Find useful work" --follow --json
                  activeRuns: []
                  templates: []
                tools:
                  discovery:
                    - dench_list_apps
                    - dench_search_tools
                  cli:
                    - dench apps --json
                  approvalPolicy: Read-only tools can run by default.
                nextActions:
                  - Ask for a goal or start a chat agent
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      security:
        - DenchApiKey: []
        - AgentSession: []
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Invalid request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid authentication
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    NotFound:
      description: Operation or resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
    InternalError:
      description: Server error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
  schemas:
    ApiError:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - message
            - type
            - code
          properties:
            message:
              type: string
            type:
              type: string
            code:
              type: string
            details: {}
  securitySchemes:
    DenchApiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: DENCH_API_KEY
      description: >-
        Workspace-scoped Dench API key from workspace settings. This is the same
        key used by DENCH_API_KEY in sandboxes.
    AgentSession:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: dch_agent_*
      description: >-
        Agent session token created by `dench signin`. Gateway-backed routes
        exchange this token for the workspace gateway key.

````