When (or is) it okay to add an agent on Facebook? (not page, profile)

Hello. I'm a long way to being published, but I was wondering just in case, when (or is) it okay to add a literary agent on Facebook, no their business page, their profile. I looked up one agent who I would LOVE to represent me, and she already has two of her clients on Facebook. I can see them in her friends section. (Again, I will keep these names confidential). Of course, I did not think of adding or following her now, just if she decides to represent me. If you think it's okay, should I wait for when and if she becomes my agent? Or should I wait until when and if she sells it to the publisher? Agents, what is your take on this? If you think adding an agent on Facebook to be unprofessional, why is that? Or, what are some things you would not want to see on an authors page who added you? What ARE some things/conduct areas that you (would) like to see on an aspiring authors page/wall. Is it just too personal? Would a solution be to just casually bring it up when and if you get 'the call?' I know it's early to be asking these questions but I thought I'd ask. Any feedback is welcome.

What is (your) status on the online relationship between agents an authors? I'm mainly talking about Facebook but you can reference other social media platforms.

Okay, yes I agree I did not think I should send a request before representation. When you say 'waiting until I get a good report' do you mean an offer from a publisher? Or do you mean just general good feedback from the agent after they have decided to represent?

Thanks for responding.

Okay, thanks! What I'm getting about all this is that if it ever happens I'll sort of play it by ear. My personal solution could possibly be to wait until it's published or wait for when it has a good offer from a publisher. Thanks!

Okay, we'll see. It's just she's friends with two or three of her clients so even if I do not send her a request, she might befriend me! But yeah, I'll definitely think about it some more before I do. It's really early on in the game to really be thinking about this, I'm just wondering in advance. What I'm seeing from this thread, some do some don't so it depends!

Yeah, true I would not really question it if it was a public page, I'm talking about private ones.

Of course. No I didn't want to send her a request now, I don't see this as a way to gain favor or a way to get published. I just thought that if she (did) represent me and everything was going well I (or she) might initiate some form of Facebook request and I was wondering how I should approach that. Thanks everyone you've been really helpful!

KK yeah 'toothpaste' I completely agree. Personally though, I would probably wait to 'ask' until she got me a deal with a publisher because then there would be an awkward 'unfriending' situation when it turned out we probably would no longer be hearing from each other anymore because she had to drop me as a client because she could not sell my work to the publisher. That's just my opinion, and how I now think I would approach this matter now that I have got a few opinions on the subject through this thread. *cross fingers* Hopefully this will end up mattering in the first place!

Interesting, I did not know that... However, I don't want to say the (type) of book I queried to this agent, but it's significantly different from all my other books and I don't think she represents those genres. In this case, would she still be interested in me as a writer? I have a feeling she would only represent my books (even subsequent books) if they were in the genres she asks for on her website... but I could be wrong. ?