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Tools as Triggers: Customize Your Agent Automation with Powerful Tool-Based Triggers

You can now trigger your agents using tools, giving you unprecedented control over your automation workflows!

Tools as Triggers allows you to use any tool's output as a trigger for your agent, enabling sophisticated filtering and data processing before items enter your agent queue. This means smarter, more efficient workflows that only process the data that truly needs attention.

➡️ Reduce wasted tasks – Pre-filter data before it enters your agent queue

➡️ Customize trigger conditions – Use the full power of tools to define exactly when your agent should run

➡️ Chain multiple data sources – Combine and compare data across platforms before triggering

➡️ Process only what matters – Eliminate redundant tasks by checking for existing records first

➡️ Schedule with flexibility – Set triggers to run at intervals of 15 minutes or longer

With Tools as Triggers, you can dramatically improve your agent's efficiency by ensuring it only processes relevant data, saving computational resources and making your workflows more intelligent.

Real-world example: Previously, if you had 100 leads in Salesforce, all 100 would enter your agent queue as separate tasks—even if 50 already existed in Airtable. Now, your tool trigger can check Airtable first and only inject the 50 new leads into your queue, instantly cutting wasted tasks by half!

To set up a tool trigger, configure your agent and select the "Tool as trigger" option under “Build” > “Triggers”. Note that scheduled triggers must be set at intervals of 15 minutes or longer.

Future versions will improve the user experience with a more visual interface for selecting specific tool outputs and enhanced customization options!