Creating an Agent Automation - Cando Docs

Every Agent Automation starts as a plain-English brief. There are two ways to get one made, and they all end in the same place: a standing job on the Agent Automations screen.

Describe it in chat

The most natural route. Tell your agent the job, including when it should happen:

Every morning at 7, check for new HubSpot leads and give each one a
one-paragraph research summary in Google Sheets.

The agent creates the Agent Automation, proposes the triggers it heard, and asks about anything unclear. This is the route the Quickstart walks through.

Start from a Template or a chat

Templates on the Home screen are prewritten Agent Automations; picking one creates your own copy to edit
A chat that turned into recurring work can be promoted, keeping its context and sandbox

Writing a brief that works

The brief combines with your agent’s own instructions on every run, and the brief wins any conflict. Aim it like a delegation note:

Name the outcome, not the steps. “Send me the three most important emails” beats a procedure
Say where results go: a chat reply, a Slack message, a spreadsheet row
State the limits: “only leads from the last 24 hours”, “never email anyone externally”

After creating one, check its detail pane: the brief, its triggers, and next run are all there, and the schedule can be adjusted any time. See Scheduling.