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title: Triggers
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# Triggers

Triggers determine when your agents and workflows start running. They connect agents to external services or time-based schedules, responding to messages, emails, database changes, or recurring events.

For complete documentation, see the **[Actions & Triggers Docs](/actions-triggers-docs/)**.

## Supported Providers

| Type                | Description                                         |
| ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| **Slack**           | Monitor workspace messages and channels             |
| **Gmail**           | Watch for emails with specific labels               |
| **Google Calendar** | React to calendar events                            |
| **Google Drive**    | Detect file or folder changes                       |
| **Airtable**        | Detect record changes in bases and tables           |
| **GitHub**          | Respond to repository events (PRs, issues, commits) |
| **Schedule**        | Execute on cron expressions                         |

## Quick Links

- [Usage Guide](/actions-triggers-docs/triggers/usage/) - Step-by-step instructions
- [Slack Triggers](/actions-triggers-docs/triggers/slack/)
- [Gmail Triggers](/actions-triggers-docs/triggers/gmail/)
- [GitHub Triggers](/actions-triggers-docs/triggers/github/)
- [Cron Triggers](/actions-triggers-docs/triggers/cron/)