# Guides

> Step-by-step guides for building agents, datasets, columns, tools and workflows.

Source: https://cotera.co/docs/guides

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## Pages
- [Creating an LLM agent with tools](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/agents/create-an-llm-agent-with-tools.md): Learn how to empower LLM agents with tools to access external data and perform actions, like searching for job postings, checking Twitter, or adding to a Google Sheet.
- [Getting started with agents](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/agents/getting-started.md): Your comprehensive guide to understanding and working with AI agents in Cotera
- [Chatting with Coco](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/chatting-with-coco.md): Everything the chat surface can do: mentions, documents as context, artifacts, sharing, and voice.
- [Getting started with child datasets](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/child-datasets/overview.md): Child datasets are specialized views derived from existing datasets
- [Formula Columns](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/columns/expression.md): Perform calculations and data transformations using EraQL expressions - similar to spreadsheet formulas but built for your datasets.
- [Getting started with columns](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/columns/getting-started.md): Basic introduction to working with columns in Cotera
- [Quick Actions](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/columns/quick-actions.md): Common column operations: saving, publishing, renaming, and deleting columns in your datasets.
- [Run on All Rows vs Run on New Rows](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/columns/run-execution.md): Understand when to trigger full backfills versus incremental processing to control costs and execution scope.
- [Getting started with agents in datasets](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/datasets/agents-in-datasets.md): Learn how to build multi-tool agents with structured outputs that iterate through your data to research, analyze, and report.
- [Create a dataset from CSV upload](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/datasets/create-a-dataset-from-csv-upload.md): Learn how to upload CSV files directly into Cotera to quickly analyze standalone data or test datasets.
- [Getting started with datasets](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/datasets/getting-started.md): Your comprehensive guide to understanding and working with datasets in Cotera
- [Create a child dataset](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/how-to-create-a-child-dataset.md): Child datasets allow you to create filtered views of existing datasets without affecting the original data. This is perfect for focusing on specific subsets of your data while maintaining a connect...
- [Creating Custom Datasets with EraQL](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/how-to-create-a-dataset-using-eraql.md): This guide demonstrates how to build custom data sets using EraQL, Cotera's powerful query language for advanced data transformations and analysis.
- [Creating LLM Columns - Step-by-Step Guide](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/how-to-create-an-llm-column.md): LLM columns bring AI capabilities directly into your data workflows, enabling powerful analysis and transformation of unstructured data.
- [How to Navigate to Column Editing](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/how-to-navigate-to-column-editor.md): Cotera provides several convenient ways to navigate to the column editing interface, so you can choose the method that fits your workflow best.
- [Renaming Datasets](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/how-to-rename-a-dataset.md): Cotera provides two convenient ways to rename your datasets, so you can choose the method that fits your workflow best.
- [Getting started with tools](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/tools/getting-started.md): Your comprehensive guide to understanding and working with tools in Cotera.
- [How to use a tool](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/tools/how-to-use-a-tool.md): Learn how to install and use tools in your Cotera workflows to connect agents to external data and APIs.
- [How tools work](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/tools/how-tools-work.md): Tools connect agents and chats to outside systems. One page on connecting, credentials, and what to do when a call fails.
- [Prompt tools effectively](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/tools/prompting-tools.md): Learn how to write effective prompts that help agents use tools correctly and return useful results.
- [Create a workflow](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/workflows/create-a-workflow.md): Chain agents and tools into a repeatable, observable process with the visual workflow editor.
- [Triggers: cron, webhook & manual](https://cotera.co/docs/guides/workflows/triggers.md): The three ways a workflow starts, and when to use each.