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Make an agent start on its own

Add triggers so an agent wakes up on a schedule or when something happens in OKiDO.

Available onStarterProBusiness

Who can do this: Owner, Admin

Without triggers, an agent only works when someone gives it work: a task assigned to it, a mention or a question in AI Chat. A trigger makes it start by itself, for example every Monday morning, or each time a task is completed.

Add a trigger

  1. Open the agent: AI, the Agents tab, then the agent.
  2. Choose the Triggers tab, then Add Trigger.
  3. Choose when the agent starts:
    • On a schedule: pick a moment from the list, such as Every Monday (08:00 UTC). With Custom… you type a cron expression for any other schedule. Times are in UTC.
    • On an event: pick what happens in OKiDO, for example task.completed when a task is completed or comment.created when someone comments.
  4. Describe what the agent should do when the trigger fires. This is optional, but it tells the agent why it woke up.
  5. Choose Create.
    A new trigger that starts the agent every Monday morning

The trigger is added to the list with its schedule or event and its description.

The triggers of the social media agent: a daily check and the new Monday trigger

Turn a trigger off or delete it

  • Choose Disable to pause a trigger; it is marked Disabled until you choose Enable.
  • To remove a trigger, choose the bin next to it, then Delete.

Tip: To make an agent react to what happens in one project only, such as new tasks or comments there, deploy it to that project and pick its triggers in the project's briefing (see Put an agent to work on a project).