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Assigning Recipes to Agents

Add procedural workflows to agents — recipes give agents step-by-step instructions for complex, multi-step tasks.

Recipes are procedural workflows assigned to agents. While skills provide capabilities, recipes provide procedures — step-by-step instructions for completing multi-step work.

Assigning Recipes

  1. Go to Settings → Agents
  2. Click on the agent
  3. Open the Recipes tab
  4. Browse available recipes
  5. Toggle recipes on/off
  6. Changes save automatically

When to Use Recipes

Assign a recipe to an agent when you have a repeatable, multi-step process. Examples:

  • "Every Monday, pull sales data, compare to last week, write a summary, post to Slack"
  • "Audit a website: check SEO, accessibility, performance, compile a report"
  • "Onboard a new project: create folders, set up documents, configure settings"

Recipe + Skill Relationship

Recipes typically reference multiple skills. For example, a "Weekly Sales Report" recipe might use:

  • Database Query skill — to pull sales data
  • Data Analysis skill — to calculate trends
  • Slack skill — to post the report
  • Artifact Display skill — to create a chart

Make sure the agent has all referenced skills assigned alongside the recipe.

Tip: If a recipe references a skill the agent doesn't have, the agent won't be able to complete those steps. Check your skill assignments when adding recipes.