Tasks, goals and autonomy
Give bots tasks, let them work towards goals, schedule recurring work, and decide how much they may do on their own.
Tasks
A task is a piece of work given to one bot, by you or by a bot in charge of it.
- Open Tasks and select New task.
- Choose who it is For, describe the Task and add Details.
- Select Give task.
Each task has a number such as T-12 and a status: Open, In progress, Blocked,
Done or Cancelled. Open a task to see its Result, or what it is Blocked by, and to
Cancel task or Try again.
Autonomy
How much a bot does on its own is its Autonomy, at the top of the bot:
| Setting | The bot |
|---|---|
| Off | answers messages, does tasks and what is scheduled, nothing else |
| Proposes goals | also suggests goals, which wait for you to accept them |
| Acts within its role | also sets and works on goals of its own, within its role |
Goals
On a bot's Goals tab, add a Goal, when it is Reached, and whether to Keep it once, daily, weekdays, weekly or monthly.
A goal the bot proposed is marked as its idea: Accept it or Decline it. Each goal shows its Plan, the steps the bot takes towards it.
Scheduled work
Under Scheduled, enter What to do, When and whether to Repeat it, then select Schedule. Times are in your time zone.
Beliefs and activity
Beliefs lists what the bot holds to be true, with how confident it is; delete one that is wrong. The Activity tab shows everything the bot did, run by run, with the tools it called.