# Creating Chips ## What are Chips? Chips act as individual deployment targets and the basic building blocks for fleets. They are comprised of a handful of required properties, but any number of custom properties can be added as simple key-value pairs. These required properties are *name*, *description* and *platform*. Platform refers to some pre-existing public or private software platform. ## How can I create a chip? You can create a chip by clicking the *Fleet* button in the left-side navigation panel and then clicking the *chips* tab. You will see a *"+ Chip"* button in the top right which upon being clicked will display a form asking you to define your new chip.

The Chip tab on the Fleet page shows you all the chips that you've created

To add a new chip, fill out the Chip Name, Description, and Platform fields. Properties are optional.

You must specify your chip's name, description, and intended platform. You can also optionally define additional properties using the *Add Property* button which could be used to filter and organize information. When you're finished configuring your chip, the *Add Chip* button will save your configurations. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.chassy.io/user-guides/platform-user-guide/creating-chips.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.