Automations Overview

Automate work 24/7 with Taskade's trigger-and-action engine — connect 100+ integrations and let AI agents run your workflows from start to finish.

Automations let you build trigger-and-action workflows that run on their own — connecting Taskade to your tools and letting agents act 24/7.

I want to…

I want to…	Go to
Build my first workflow	Action & Trigger Reference
Find available triggers and actions	Action & Trigger Reference
Generate a workflow from a prompt	Workflow Generator
Connect an integration	Integration Overview
See every available connector	Integration Options
Start from a ready-made recipe	Automation Recipes

Act. Execute. Evolve. Taskade Automations are the living motion layer of Workspace DNA, transforming static workflows into intelligent, adaptive systems that act with precision and learn from every execution.

Living Motion Layer — Automations that don't just execute tasks, but learn from patterns, adapt to changing conditions, and continuously improve business outcomes.

What is Living Motion?

Living Motion is Taskade’s automation layer. It’s how your workspace can react, decide, and execute when something happens.

Every automation follows the same shape: a trigger starts it, an optional condition routes it, and actions do the work.

Canonical foundation: Workspace DNA.

What you use it for

• Notifications: send Slack/Teams/email alerts.

• Routing: assign work based on content, priority, or owner.

• Sync: keep CRMs, Sheets, and databases updated.

• Reporting: scheduled summaries and digests.

• Approvals: add a human-in-the-loop before publishing or sending.

Core building blocks

Triggers

Triggers start workflows. Common ones are schedules, forms, webhooks, and project events.

Actions

Actions do work. Create tasks, update fields, call webhooks, send notifications, and more.

Conditions and branching

Use branches to route different cases. Example: urgent → page someone, normal → add to queue.

AI steps

Use an agent to classify, extract, or draft. Then route or act on the structured result.

Getting started (fast)

1. Pick one workflow you want end-to-end.

2. Choose one trigger.

3. Add 1–3 actions.

4. Test with real data.

5. Add branching and AI only if needed.

Typical workflows

• Form submission → classify → create task → notify channel

• Webhook → normalize data → update CRM → log result

• Schedule → build weekly summary → send digest

Available Triggers

Project Events:

• Task Added — when a new task is created

• Task Completed — when a task is marked done

• Task Assigned — when a task is assigned to someone

• Task Due — when a task reaches its due date

• New Comment — when a comment is added

• New Due Date — when a due date is set

• Custom Field Updated — when a custom field value changes

• Project Completed — when all tasks are done

• Public Agent Chat Ended — when a public agent conversation finishes

• Task Moved — when a task moves from one project to another

• Project Created — when a new project is created in a space

• Due Date Removed — when a due date is cleared from a task

• File Added to Media — when a file is uploaded to the media library

External Triggers:

• Webhook — receive data from any external service via HTTP POST

• Form — custom input forms with text, email, date, and time fields

• Schedule — run every X minutes (sub-hourly intervals), hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly

• Mailhook — trigger from incoming emails

Integration Triggers (from connected services):

Calendly, Slack, Typeform, Gmail, Google Sheets, Google Forms, Google Drive, Webflow, HubSpot, Discord, GitHub, YouTube, RSS, Google Calendar

36 Integration Pieces

Connect your workflows to popular tools across the Taskade integrations directory.

Category	Services
Communication	Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp Business, Telegram Bot
Email	Gmail, Mailchimp
Google Workspace	Sheets, Drive, Calendar, Docs, Forms
CRM & Sales	HubSpot, Apollo
E-Commerce	Shopify, Stripe
Social Media	X/Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook Pages, Reddit, YouTube
Developer	GitHub, HTTP
Forms & CMS	Typeform, Webflow, WordPress
Scheduling	Calendly, Zoom
AI & Media	Web Search, Web Scraping, YouTube Transcription, Document Extraction
Utilities	Schedule, Delay, Loop, Branch, Filter

Where to go next

• Build your first workflow: Actions & Triggers

• Step catalog: Actions & Triggers

• Pick tools to connect: Integration Overview

• Full list of connectors: Integration Options

• Let your agents reach external tools (Slack, Stripe, Shopify, Gmail) via MCP Connectors.

• Troubleshoot: Living System Troubleshooting

Next steps

• Action & Trigger Reference — pick a trigger and add your first actions

• Automation Recipes — start from a proven workflow

• Integration Overview — connect the tools you already use

• Living System Troubleshooting — fix issues and get help

This page stays overview-level. Deep trigger/action lists, templates, and advanced patterns live in the reference pages above.