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# Event-based tasks

> Run prompts when something happens — not on a clock. Coming soon.

<Warning>
  **Beta.** A **Triggers** button is live on the Scheduled Tasks page — early scaffolding for event-based runs. Expect changes; please share feedback in chat.
</Warning>

## What we're building

Event-based tasks will run when an external thing happens, not on a clock. Examples we expect to support at launch:

| Trigger                  | Example task                                                                     |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Webhook**              | When a form posts to your webhook URL, run a routing prompt against the payload. |
| **Connector event**      | When a new row lands in a connected Notion DB, enrich it.                        |
| **Inbound email**        | When an email lands in a watched address, summarize and forward.                 |
| **Schedule-of-schedule** | When another task completes, trigger this one (basic chaining).                  |

## Today's workaround

If you need event-driven runs **right now**, two paths:

1. **[Zapier](/foundry/connectors/zapier).** Most external events can already trigger a Foundry call via Zapier. Use *Run Prompt* or *Deep Research* as the action.
2. **High-frequency scheduled task.** A task running every 5 minutes that checks for a condition and acts on it.

## Want early access?

Drop a note in the chat — *"add me to the event-based tasks waitlist"* — and we'll wire you up as it stabilizes.

## Related

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  <Card title="Scheduled tasks" icon="clock" href="/foundry/tasks/scheduled">
    What ships today.
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  <Card title="Zapier" icon="bolt" href="/foundry/connectors/zapier">
    The bridge while we ship.
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