# Manage automations (/work/automation/manage-ai-automations)



Manage an automation when you need to change who runs it, where it reports, whether it is enabled, or why the last run failed.

## What Is the Automation Detail Panel? [#what-is-the-automation-detail-panel]

Every automation's detail panel is the single place to see and change its workflow document, trigger, delivery target, subscribers, and run history — instead of piecing that together from the list view and old chat messages.

<LivePreview component="AutomationView" />

## How to Manage an Automation [#how-to-manage-an-automation]

<Steps>
  <Step>
    ### Step 1: Find the automation [#step-1-find-the-automation]

    Open **Automations** from the sidebar. Use search or filters for executor, owner, enabled state, or status. Rows show the automation name, executor, owner, next run, and last run.

    <LivePreview component="AutomationView" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ### Step 2: Open the detail panel [#step-2-open-the-detail-panel]

    Click an automation row. The detail panel shows the workflow document, enabled state, trigger details, delivery target, subscribers, and previous runs.

    <LivePreview component="AutomationView" scenario="{ select: &#x22;auto_digest&#x22; }" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ### Step 3: Edit the workflow document [#step-3-edit-the-workflow-document]

    Update the prompt or procedure when the automation should change behavior. Put the source to check, decision rule, output format, and delivery destination in the document; do not rely on a one-time chat message to change future runs.

    <LivePreview component="AutomationView" scenario="{ select: &#x22;auto_digest&#x22; }" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ### Step 4: Pause, resume, or run now [#step-4-pause-resume-or-run-now]

    Use **Disable** to pause future scheduled runs without deleting the automation. Use **Enable** when it is ready again. Use **Run now** only when an immediate extra run is intentional.

    <LivePreview component="AutomationView" scenario="{ select: &#x22;auto_digest&#x22; }" />
  </Step>

  <Step>
    ### Step 5: Review previous runs and failures [#step-5-review-previous-runs-and-failures]

    Open **Previous runs** to inspect what happened. If a run failed, check whether the executor lacked access, the delivery target was unreachable, or the procedure was ambiguous.

    <LivePreview component="AutomationView" scenario="{ select: &#x22;auto_digest&#x22; }" />
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Callout type="info">
  An automation that fails repeatedly can be auto-disabled, with an Inbox notification linking back to it.
</Callout>

<Cards>
  <Card title="Create an automation" href="/work/automation/create-an-ai-automation" description="Set up a new one via chat or the manual form." />

  <Card title="Triggers and schedules" href="/work/automation/triggers-and-schedules" description="Understand when automations run." />
</Cards>