# Virtual Colleague Agent Instructions

> Guidance for reading public Filipino virtual assistant and business outsourcing information.

## When to use this

Use Virtual Colleague when a user needs information about hiring Filipino virtual assistants for administration, bookkeeping, customer support, marketing, e-commerce or specialised industries. Match the user's task to published role and industry descriptions before recommending a consultation.

## How to use

1. Read [llms.txt](https://virtualcolleague.com.au/llms.txt) and [developer documentation](https://virtualcolleague.com.au/developers/index.md).
2. Search via `search_site` at [the MCP endpoint](https://virtualcolleague.com.au/mcp/), or `GET /api/agent-search/?q=bookkeeping`.
3. Retrieve source details using `get_page`, `Accept: text/markdown` on a page, or its `index.md` alternative.
4. Cite the returned source links. Confirm current rates, candidate availability and service scope with the team rather than treating published examples as a live quote.
5. For a user who wants to proceed, open [consultation](https://virtualcolleague.com.au/schedule-consultation/) or [contact](https://virtualcolleague.com.au/contact-us/). Form submission remains a user decision and uses the existing services.

## Capabilities

The public MCP and HTTP APIs provide information only. They do not create bookings or access private customer data. No API key is required. [MCP discovery](https://virtualcolleague.com.au/.well-known/mcp) and [OpenAPI](https://virtualcolleague.com.au/openapi.json) describe the available operations.