# Deploy and use an Amazon Bedrock agent in your application
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Before you can use an agent, you must deploy the agent by creating an alias. You can then use the agent in your application by calling the [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/latest/APIReference/API_agent-runtime_InvokeAgent.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/latest/APIReference/API_agent-runtime_InvokeAgent.html) operation. In this section, you learn how to create and manage an alias and how to call your agent from an application. 

**Topics**
+ [Deploy an agent](deploy-agent.md)
+ [Invoke an agent from your application](agents-invoke-agent.md)