Understanding Agents
Autonomous AI workers that monitor, analyze, and act on your behalf 24/7.
What are Telumin Agents?
Agents are autonomous AI systems that run in the background. Unlike chatbots that wait for your questions, Telumin agents proactively work on tasks you define:
- Monitor — Watch websites, data, and information sources
- Analyze — Find patterns, trends, and anomalies
- Alert — Notify you when something important happens
- Answer — Respond to questions about their findings
- Act — Trigger webhooks and send notifications
Types of Agents
Choose how your agent runs based on your needs:
Manual Agents
You trigger it, it runs once. Perfect for one-off research or testing.
Use cases: Research reports, data extraction, competitive analysis
Scheduled Agents
Runs automatically at times you set. Great for daily reports and monitoring.
Use cases: Daily news summaries, stock price checks, weekly reports
Continuous Agents
Always running at intervals. For real-time monitoring and instant alerts.
Use cases: Price monitoring, inventory tracking, live alerts
Agent States
Every agent has a status that tells you what it's doing:
| Status | Description | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | Created but not deployed | Edit, Deploy, Delete |
| Active | Running or scheduled | Pause, Run Now, View Logs |
| Paused | Temporarily stopped | Resume, Edit, Delete |
| Error | Something went wrong | View Error, Retry, Edit |
What Happens When You Deploy
- Agent starts running — according to its schedule (or immediately for manual)
- Uses tools — searches the web, scrapes pages, runs code
- Generates insights — analyzes results and highlights key findings
- Sends notifications — if configured, alerts you via email or webhook
- Ready to chat — you can ask follow-up questions about the results
Example Use Cases
For Individuals
| Agent | What It Does |
|---|---|
| Portfolio Tracker | Daily stock/crypto summaries with alerts |
| News Summarizer | Morning briefings on topics you choose |
| Price Watcher | Alert when products drop in price |
For Businesses
| Agent | What It Replaces |
|---|---|
| Competitor Monitor | Manual website checking, analyst reports |
| E-commerce Scout | Product sourcing research |
| Market Intelligence | Industry news tracking |