diff --git a/packages/body/src/bodyinterfaces.ts b/packages/body/src/bodyinterfaces.ts
index 4c64433..976165f 100644
--- a/packages/body/src/bodyinterfaces.ts
+++ b/packages/body/src/bodyinterfaces.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { MapStore } from "nanostores";
 import { AgentBrain } from "@agent-smith/brain"
+import { AgentJob } from "../../jobs/src/jobsinterfaces.js";
 
 /**
  * Interface for the specification of an agent.
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ interface AgentSpec {
     props?: Record<string, any>;
     modules?: Array<Record<string, any>>;
     brain?: AgentBrain;
+    jobs?: Array<AgentJob>;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ interface AgentInteractions {
 }
 
 interface AgentState {
-    text: StructuredSerializeOptions,
+    text: string,
     component: string,
     isVisible: boolean,
     isInteracting: boolean,
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ interface AgentSmith {
     interactions: MapStore<AgentInteractions>;
     // modules
     brain: AgentBrain;
+    jobs: Array<AgentJob>;
     // methods
     show: () => void;
     hide: () => void;
diff --git a/packages/body/src/core.ts b/packages/body/src/core.ts
index 945d9c5..e12a500 100644
--- a/packages/body/src/core.ts
+++ b/packages/body/src/core.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 import { map } from 'nanostores'
-import { AgentSmith, type AgentSpec, type ConfirmFunction, type ConfirmOptions } from "./bodyinterfaces.js";
+import { AgentSmith, AgentState, type AgentSpec, type ConfirmFunction, type ConfirmOptions } from "./bodyinterfaces.js";
 import { AgentBrain } from '@agent-smith/brain';
+import { AgentJob } from "../../jobs/src/jobsinterfaces.js";
 
 const useAgentSmith = (initParams: AgentSpec): AgentSmith => {
     const name = initParams.name;
     const props = initParams.props ?? {};
     const modules = initParams.modules;
-    const brain: AgentBrain = initParams.brain ?? {} as AgentBrain;
+    const brain: AgentBrain = initParams?.brain ?? {} as AgentBrain;
+    const jobs: Array<AgentJob> = initParams?.jobs ?? new Array<AgentJob>();
     //public state
-    const state = map({
+    const state = map<AgentState>({
         text: "",
         component: "AgentBaseText",
         isVisible: false,
@@ -146,6 +148,7 @@ const useAgentSmith = (initParams: AgentSpec): AgentSmith => {
         interactions,
         props,
         brain,
+        jobs,
         show,
         hide,
         talk,