ElevenLabs Migrate a system-prompt agent to procedures
Guide the user through moving a prompt-heavy agent to a procedure-driven setup. Everything is branch-scoped over the ConvAI REST API (host https://api.elevenlabs.io, header xi-api-key: $API_KEY). You need $AGENT_ID and the $BRANCH_ID you are working on. Procedure creates and edits follow the draft then publish model; see the architect-manage-procedures skill for the exact endpoint mechanics.
1. Check current agent state
Read the agent with GET /v1/convai/agents/$AGENT_ID?branch_id=$BRANCH_ID. Verify it is effectively system-prompt-only: an empty workflow with no custom nodes or edges, and no existing custom procedures beyond default system ones (list via GET /v1/convai/agents/$AGENT_ID/branches/$BRANCH_ID/procedures). If it already has custom workflow nodes or existing procedures, flag this to the user, but do not stop the migration.
2. Analyze the system prompt for candidates
Read the system prompt (conversation_config.agent.prompt.prompt off the agent GET). Identify good procedure candidates: sequential step-by-step instructions, and conditional logic or branching paths (for example, "if the user asks for X, do Y").
3. Survey for clarity
If any part of the system prompt is unclear or needs more detail to become a procedure, ask specific clarifying questions. Resolve all ambiguities before proceeding.
4. Propose suggested procedures
Present a Markdown table with columns:
- Name: a concise, human-readable name.
- Trigger: the user intent or phrase that should activate it.
- Brief content: a short summary of the steps or logic to capture.
Reflect any clarifications from step 3 in the proposal. Ask the user if they are happy with the plan.
5. Create procedures one at a time
Once the user approves and all questions are resolved, create the approved procedures one by one: POST /v1/convai/agents/$AGENT_ID/branches/$BRANCH_ID/procedures per procedure (this writes a draft). Do not create them all in a single turn. Create one, confirm it succeeded, then proceed to the next. For content shape and the free-form vs deterministic choice, see the architect-manage-procedures and architect-structured-procedures skills.
Publish the pending drafts into a version when the set is complete via PATCH /v1/convai/agents/$AGENT_ID?branch_id=$BRANCH_ID.
6. Review and test
Invite the user to review the new procedures and try them out. Once trimmed logic has moved into procedures, you can slim the system prompt with a PATCH /v1/convai/agents/$AGENT_ID?branch_id=$BRANCH_ID on the prompt field, keeping the changes on the branch until the user is ready to merge.