> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.planmyrounds.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Using the Agent as a doctor

> Check your shifts, find open shifts, swap a duty, and apply for or cancel leave by chatting with the PlanMyRounds Agent.

As a member, you can use the Agent for your own shifts and leave. You'll only ever see your own schedule, not your colleagues'.

<Note>
  Your member account must be linked to your doctor profile for the Agent to find your shifts. If the Agent says it can't find your schedule, ask an admin to [link your account](/docs/team/link-or-unlink-accounts).
</Note>

## Check your schedule

Ask about any stretch of dates, up to about four months at a time. For example:

* "What shifts do I have next week?"
* "Am I working on 14 March?"
* "Do I have any leave booked this month?"

The Agent shows shifts from **published** rosters only. Draft rosters don't appear until an admin publishes them.

## Pick up an open shift

Open shifts are shifts that have fewer doctors than they need. Ask something like:

* "Are there any open shifts this weekend?"
* "Add me to the open Night shift on Saturday."

The Agent prepares a proposal to add you. Click **Confirm** to take the shift. You can also ask to be taken off a shift, for example "Remove me from Tuesday's Evening shift".

## Swap a shift

Ask the Agent to swap one of your shifts, for example "I can't do Friday night, can you find me a swap?"

The Agent looks for the best colleague to swap with, or someone who can take the shift without giving one back (a transfer). It shows you the option, and you click **Confirm** to make the swap. The same rules apply as when you [swap from the roster](/docs/swaps/requesting-a-swap).

You can only swap your own shifts.

## Apply for or cancel leave

* **Apply:** "Apply for annual leave from 3 to 7 March." If your organisation has more than one leave type, the Agent asks which one.
* **Cancel:** "Cancel my leave request for next Monday." You can only cancel a request that is still **pending**.

<Warning>
  Applying through the Agent creates a **pending** request, the same as applying from the **Leave** page. You're not off until an admin approves it. See [Approving and rejecting leave](/docs/leave/approval-workflow).
</Warning>

## Ask "how do I" and policy questions

* "How do I change my shifts to avoid?" The Agent answers from the PlanMyRounds help guides.
* "What's our policy on swapping night shifts?" The Agent answers from the policies your organisation has added. If there's no policy on that topic, it will say so.

## Next steps

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  <Card title="How changes are confirmed" icon="circle-check" href="/docs/agent/confirming-changes">
    Why you need to click Confirm, and what happens after.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Agent troubleshooting" icon="life-ring" href="/docs/agent/troubleshooting">
    Answers to the most common questions about the Agent.
  </Card>
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