Adaptive Triggered Agents

What are Adaptive Triggered Agents?

Adaptive Triggered Agents is a feature in Adaptive that starts custom agents automatically when events occur in connected services such as Calendly, Stripe, Shopify, GitHub, Slack, Typeform, and any system that supports webhooks. Instead of running an agent manually, users define an event trigger and instructions, and Adaptive launches the agent with the event data.

The product is designed for workflows that should begin as soon as something happens in another tool. It can use previously connected tools inside Adaptive to research information, draft messages, prepare briefings, and update data, which makes it suitable for event-driven work across operations, sales, support, and internal coordination.

Key Features

• Event-based agent startup: agents begin when a connected event fires, so work can happen without manual initiation.
• Supports common business tools: the page specifically mentions Calendly, Stripe, Shopify, GitHub, Slack, Typeform, and webhooks, which covers a range of booking, commerce, collaboration, and form workflows.
• Uses event data in the agent run: Adaptive passes the triggering event information into the agent so the instructions can respond to the specific situation.
• Can work across connected tools already in Adaptive: the agent can use other services the user has connected, such as Gmail or spreadsheets, to complete tasks.
• Flexible task types: example outcomes include company research, email drafting, briefing preparation, and spreadsheet updates.

How to Use Adaptive Triggered Agents

A user starts by describing the event that should trigger the agent and the work it should perform. For example, they might define a rule for a new Shopify order, a booked Calendly meeting, or a submitted form.

After connecting the relevant service, the user writes instructions for what the agent should do when the event happens. If the agent needs extra information or access to a resource already stored in Adaptive, it can use that; if not, Adaptive asks the user.

Use Cases

• Meeting preparation: when a new Calendly booking is created, the agent can research the prospect’s company and generate a briefing before the meeting.
• Order operations: when a Shopify order comes in, the agent can check inventory and notify a supplier if stock needs to be replenished.
• Payment follow-up: when a Stripe payment event occurs, the agent can trigger a downstream workflow such as updating records or sending a related internal message.
• Form processing: when a Typeform submission arrives, the agent can summarize the input, route it, or update a spreadsheet.
• Engineering or team coordination: when a GitHub or Slack event occurs, the agent can collect context, draft a response, or prepare a status update.

FAQ

What starts a triggered agent? A connected event starts it, such as activity from Calendly, Stripe, Shopify, GitHub, Slack, Typeform, or any webhook-supported service.

Does the agent run automatically or manually? It runs automatically when the configured event fires.

What kinds of tasks can it perform? The page shows examples such as researching a company, drafting an email, preparing a meeting briefing, and updating a spreadsheet.

Does it require new tools inside Adaptive? Not necessarily. The agent can use tools you have already connected to Adaptive, and it can ask you if it needs information that is not already available.

Is Triggered Agents available on all plans? Yes. The page says triggered agents are available now on all plans.

Alternatives

• Manual AI agents: instead of starting from an event, a user launches the work themselves after noticing a need.
• General workflow automation tools: platforms focused on routing events between apps may be better when the workflow is mostly rules and data transfer rather than agentic task completion.
• Custom webhook-based scripts: developers can build similar event-driven automation with code, but that approach usually requires more maintenance and implementation work.
• Broader AI assistant platforms: some tools focus on chat-based assistance or one-off generation, while Adaptive Triggered Agents is built around event-triggered execution.