diff --git a/envs/monkey_zoo/blackbox/test_configurations/utils.py b/envs/monkey_zoo/blackbox/test_configurations/utils.py
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+from dataclasses import replace
+from typing import Sequence
+
+from common.configuration import (
+    AgentConfiguration,
+    ExploitationConfiguration,
+    NetworkScanConfiguration,
+    PropagationConfiguration,
+    ScanTargetConfiguration,
+)
+
+from . import TestConfiguration
+
+
+def add_exploiters(
+    agent_configuration: AgentConfiguration, brute_force=[], vulnerability=[]
+) -> AgentConfiguration:
+    exploitation_configuration = replace(
+        agent_configuration.propagation.exploitation,
+        brute_force=brute_force,
+        vulnerability=vulnerability,
+    )
+    return replace_exploitation_configuration(agent_configuration, exploitation_configuration)
+
+
+def add_tcp_ports(
+    agent_configuration: AgentConfiguration, tcp_ports: Sequence[int]
+) -> AgentConfiguration:
+    tcp_scan_configuration = replace(
+        agent_configuration.propagation.network_scan.tcp, ports=tuple(tcp_ports)
+    )
+    network_scan_configuration = replace(
+        agent_configuration.propagation.network_scan, tcp=tcp_scan_configuration
+    )
+
+    return replace_network_scan_configuration(agent_configuration, network_scan_configuration)
+
+
+def add_subnets(
+    agent_configuration: AgentConfiguration, subnets: Sequence[str]
+) -> AgentConfiguration:
+    scan_target_configuration = replace(
+        agent_configuration.propagation.network_scan.targets, subnets=subnets
+    )
+    return replace_scan_target_configuration(agent_configuration, scan_target_configuration)
+
+
+def replace_exploitation_configuration(
+    agent_configuration: AgentConfiguration, exploitation_configuration: ExploitationConfiguration
+) -> AgentConfiguration:
+    propagation_configuration = replace(
+        agent_configuration.propagation, exploitation=exploitation_configuration
+    )
+
+    return replace_propagation_configuration(agent_configuration, propagation_configuration)
+
+
+def replace_scan_target_configuration(
+    agent_configuration: AgentConfiguration, scan_target_configuration: ScanTargetConfiguration
+) -> AgentConfiguration:
+    network_scan_configuration = replace(
+        agent_configuration.propagation.network_scan, targets=scan_target_configuration
+    )
+
+    return replace_network_scan_configuration(agent_configuration, network_scan_configuration)
+
+
+def replace_network_scan_configuration(
+    agent_configuration: AgentConfiguration, network_scan_configuration: NetworkScanConfiguration
+) -> AgentConfiguration:
+    propagation_configuration = replace(
+        agent_configuration.propagation, network_scan=network_scan_configuration
+    )
+    return replace_propagation_configuration(agent_configuration, propagation_configuration)
+
+
+def replace_propagation_configuration(
+    agent_configuration: AgentConfiguration, propagation_configuration: PropagationConfiguration
+) -> AgentConfiguration:
+    return replace(agent_configuration, propagation=propagation_configuration)
+
+
+def replace_agent_configuration(
+    test_configuration: TestConfiguration, agent_configuration: AgentConfiguration
+) -> TestConfiguration:
+    return replace(test_configuration, agent_configuration=agent_configuration)