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Trigger steps: start on an event or a schedule

What makes an agent run: you, a schedule, or something a contact does.

5 steps about 1 min captured 2026-10-17 Artra
1

Open the builder: Agents → "Create an agent".

Step 1: Open the builder: Agents → "Create an agent".
2

Pick a template to start from, e.g. "Find & email new prospects".

Step 2: Pick a template to start from, e.g. "Find & email new prospects".
3

Drag "Start on an event" from the rail. It runs when a contact replies or is added, instead of waiting for you.

Step 3: Drag "Start on an event" from the rail. It runs when a contact replies or is added, instead of waiting for you.
4

"Not scheduled" at the bottom runs the agent daily or weekly.

Step 4: "Not scheduled" at the bottom runs the agent daily or weekly.
5

Without either, it runs only when you press "Run".

Step 5: Without either, it runs only when you press "Run".
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