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# Create File

> Create a new file in an agent's workspace.

## Authentication

Requires JWT token or Platform API key.

<ParamField path="agentId" type="string" required>Agent UUID</ParamField>
<ParamField path="path" type="string" required>File path within the agent workspace (wildcard segment)</ParamField>
<ParamField body="content" type="string" required>File content</ParamField>
<ParamField body="encoding" type="string" default="utf-8">Content encoding (`utf-8` or `base64`)</ParamField>
<ParamField body="overwrite" type="boolean">Overwrite if file already exists at the specified path</ParamField>

## Example Request

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST "https://api.app.shinzo.ai/v1/agent/agt_abc123/filesystem/files/workspace/data/output.txt" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <jwt_token>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "content": "Hello, World!",
    "encoding": "utf-8",
    "permissions": "644"
  }'
```

## Response

```json theme={null}
{
  "path": "/workspace/data/output.txt",
  "size": 13,
  "created_at": "2025-01-20T10:00:00Z"
}
```

## Response Fields

| Field        | Type   | Description                       |
| ------------ | ------ | --------------------------------- |
| `path`       | string | Absolute path of the created file |
| `size`       | number | File size in bytes                |
| `created_at` | string | Creation timestamp (ISO 8601)     |

## Status Codes

| Code  | Description                               |
| ----- | ----------------------------------------- |
| `201` | File created successfully                 |
| `400` | Invalid request body                      |
| `401` | Invalid authentication                    |
| `403` | Access denied                             |
| `404` | Agent not found                           |
| `409` | File already exists at the specified path |