> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.slng.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Test your agent > Try a managed agent live from the dashboard before you connect a channel: talk to it in the browser or have it call your phone. The **Test agent** panel runs your agent live from the dashboard, so you can try it the moment you finish building it, before you connect a phone number or embed it in a page. Talk to it in your browser, or have it call your phone. ## Prerequisites Before you begin: * A created and configured agent. See [Create an agent](/guides/get-started/create-a-project/create-agent). * For the outbound call channel, an outbound connection attached to the agent. See [Place calls from an agent](/guides/agents/telephony/outbound). ## Open the Test agent panel Open the project and click **Test agent**. The panel opens on the **Web session** channel, with a **Channel** selector to switch between talking in the browser and placing a call. The Test agent panel with the Channel set to Web session and an Outbound call option ## Talk to it in the browser On the **Web session** channel, allow microphone access when the browser asks, then talk to the agent and read the live transcript as it responds. This is the same browser voice session you ship with [Embed in website](/guides/agents/production/embed-in-website), so it is the quickest way to hear how the agent sounds before you add it to a page. ## Have it call your phone Switch the **Channel** to **Outbound call** to have the agent dial a number while you listen. Set the **Channel** to **Outbound call**. A **Number to call** field appears. If the panel says telephony setup is needed, the agent has no outbound connection attached. See [Place calls from an agent](/guides/agents/telephony/outbound). The Test agent panel in outbound call mode showing the Number to call field Enter the destination under **Number to call** in E.164 format and click **Start call**. The agent dials while you watch the transcript. The Test agent panel with a number entered and the Start call button For repeated or automated calls, dispatch them from the API instead. See [Dispatch outbound calls](/guides/agents/telephony/dispatch-calls). ## Review the test Every test session and call becomes a record with its transcript, the arguments passed, and the rendered prompt. See [Observability and usage](/guides/usage-and-billing). ## Next steps Ship the browser voice session on your own web page. Give the agent a caller ID so it can dial out and transfer calls. Start calls from the API, or process a contact list. Read back the transcript, arguments, and usage for each session and call.