# ConversationalChatAgent

> **Class** in `langchain_classic`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain-classic/agents/conversational_chat/base/ConversationalChatAgent)

An agent designed to hold a conversation in addition to using tools.

## Signature

```python
ConversationalChatAgent()
```

## Extends

- `Agent`

## Properties

- `output_parser`
- `template_tool_response`
- `observation_prefix`
- `llm_prefix`

## Methods

- [`create_prompt()`](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain-classic/agents/conversational_chat/base/ConversationalChatAgent/create_prompt)
- [`from_llm_and_tools()`](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain-classic/agents/conversational_chat/base/ConversationalChatAgent/from_llm_and_tools)

## ⚠️ Deprecated

Deprecated since version 0.1.0. Use create_json_chat_agent instead. Will be removed in version 1.0.

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