# Blackboard
The **Blackboard** asset can be considered as the "brain" of the AI and stores **Key** values that the **Behavior Tree** uses to make its decisions.
### Creating and activating Blackboard
Click on the **Assets** tab, then select **Create/Renowned Games/Blackboard**
Creating Blackboard
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Also you can right-click in the **Project** **Window**, then select **Create/Renowned Games/Blackboard**
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The new **Blackboard** asset will be added to the **Project Window** which you can rename to your desired name.
Blackboard name
To connect **Blackboard** to the **Behavior Tree**, click on the **Behavior Tree** we need and drag the desired **Blackboard** into the **Behavior Tree** inspector window where the **Blackboard** field will be.
Behavior Tree Inspector
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You can also add it by clicking on the field with blackboard and select it from all the blackboards in the project.
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### Setting up Blackboard
Double click on the board to open it in front of you
To create a **Key**, click on the **New Key** tab.
In the window that opens, select the **Key** type.
After that, it will appear in the field where all the **Keys** on the board are shown.
In this window you can edit the name, description, type, value and category of the selected **Key**.
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Sync it means that the key is global, that is, if you add this board to another tree, its value will remain and will change in all boards at the same time.
Parent in this field, you can put a parent Blackboard from which all its keys will be available.
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