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| # Template component | |
| The component that formats user inputs or the outputs of other components. | |
| A **Template** component acts as a content formatter. It is usually the upstream component of an **Interact** component. | |
| ## Scenarios | |
| A **Template** component is useful for organizing various sources of data or information into specific formats. | |
| ## Configurations | |
| ### Content | |
| Used together with Keys to organize various data or information sources into desired formats. Example: | |
| ```text | |
| <h2>{subtitle}</h2> | |
| <div>{content}</div> | |
| ``` | |
| Where `{subtitle}` and `{content}` are defined keys. | |
| ### Key | |
| A **Template** component relies on keys (variables) to specify its data or information sources. Its immediate upstream component is *not* necessarily its input, and the arrows in the workflow indicate *only* the processing sequence. | |
| Values of keys are categorized into two groups: | |
| - **Component Output**: The value of the key should be a component ID. | |
| - **Begin Input**: The value of the key should be the name of a global variable defined in the **Begin** component. | |
| ## Examples | |
| Explore our research report generator agent template, where the **Template** component (component ID: **Article**) organizes user input and the outputs of the **Sections** component into HTML format: | |
| 1. Click the **Agent** tab at the top center of the page to access the **Agent** page. | |
| 2. Click **+ Create agent** on the top right of the page to open the **agent template** page. | |
| 3. On the **agent template** page, hover over the **Research report generator** card and click **Use this template**. | |
| 4. Name your new agent and click **OK** to enter the workflow editor. | |
| 5. Click on the **Template** component to display its **Configuration** window | |