# Introduction

BioAgents are autonomous, AI-powered agents designed to execute specific tasks within the scientific research and development lifecycle. They act as decentralized researchers, analysts, and operators, integrating the power of AI with the transparent and interoperable infrastructure of web3.

By launching a BioAgent, you are not just creating a tool; you are creating a new, independent project within the Bio Protocol ecosystem. Each agent can be launched with its own token, governance, and business model, allowing you to build a community and a self-sustaining economy around your creation.

### Who is this for?

Launching a BioAgent is for anyone who wants to build and deploy an AI-powered tool for the advancement of science, including:

* **Developers & AI Researchers:** Who want to build novel, open-source scientific agents.
* **Scientists & Domain Experts:** Who want to turn a body of research into an interactive, intelligent knowledge base.
* **Entrepreneurs:** Who want to build a business around a specialized, automated scientific service.

### Value Proposition

BioAgents represent a fundamental shift in how science is done. By launching an agent, you can:

* **Democratize Access to Research:** Build a tool that can act as a tireless, expert research assistant, available to anyone in the world.
* **Create a Verifiable Knowledge Base:** When an agent operates onchain, its actions and findings are recorded on a transparent, immutable ledger, helping to combat the reproducibility crisis.
* **Build a Sustainable Economic Model:** BioAgents can earn revenue by charging fees for their services, creating a direct economic incentive to build useful, open-source scientific tools.


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

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Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.bio.xyz/bio/descientists/launch-an-asset/launch-an-agent/1-introduction.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.