• ACTIVE
  • COMPLETED
  • PENDING
  • HUMAN

How to trigger and monitor agent tasks with your AI

Connect Relevance AI to your chat interface to turn text commands into active autonomous workflows.

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Short answer

How can I start and track agent work in chat?

You tell your AI to start a task, which triggers a Relevance AI agent to begin its workflow. You can then check on the status or see a full list of everything the agent is currently working on.

Task outcomes

Where your agent's work lands.

The AI manages the lifecycle of every task it starts.

ACTIVE

Running workflows

The AI identifies tasks currently in progress. You get a clear view of what is happening right now.

COMPLETED

Finished work

Once an agent finishes its job, the status updates. You can review the results of the completed task.

PENDING

Queued jobs

If the agent is busy, tasks sit in a queue. Your AI can tell you exactly how many jobs are waiting.

HUMAN

Manual intervention

If a task hits a snag or requires a decision, the AI flags it. You step in to provide the necessary input.

The workflow

What your AI does when you request a task.

The AI handles the execution and tracking.

  1. Initiate work

    Your AI sends a command to Relevance AI to kick off a specific autonomous agent workflow.

    trigger_agent

  2. Check progress

    The AI looks up the specific state of a running job to see if it is still working or finished.

    get_task_status

  3. Audit activity

    Your AI pulls a full list of all recent agent activities to give you a bird's-eye view of the workload.

    list_agent_tasks

  4. Report status

    The AI translates the raw task data into a plain English update in your chat window.

    get_task_status

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to command your agent immediately.

Starting points

These are opening lines. Swap the bracketed text for your actual agent names or specific task IDs.

Relevance AI Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_VK34b7u7XHrGUmJTZUwVrOq87bUsNoTr4UuYi1gG/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Relevance AI capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "relevance-ai-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_VK34b7u7XHrGUmJTZUwVrOq87bUsNoTr4UuYi1gG/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Trigger the [Agent Name] to start the [Task Name] workflow.

  • Check the status of the last task run by the [Agent Name].

  • List all active tasks currently being handled by my agents.

  • Is the [Task Name] finished yet? Check its status for me.

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Start here

Connect Relevance AI once, then ask.

Click the link to connect your account. Your credentials stay encrypted and secure, and you can find the full tool list on the Connector page.

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FAQ

How the agent tasks behave

  • 01

    Can the AI stop a task once it has started?

    No. The current tools only allow for triggering, listing, and checking status; they do not include a tool to cancel or kill a running task.

  • 02

    Can my AI change the settings of the Relevance AI agent?

    No. The AI can only trigger existing workflows or check on their progress. It cannot modify the underlying agent configuration.

  • 03

    How does the AI know if a task failed?

    The AI uses the status tool to see if a task has moved to a failed state, then reports that status to you.

  • 04

    Can I see the specific data output from a task?

    The AI can check the status of a task, but it only reports on the progress and state of the job itself.

  • 05

    Does the AI run these tasks in the background?

    Yes. Once the command is sent, the agent works independently in Relevance AI while you continue your conversation.

  • More questions about Relevance AI? The Connector page answers them. See everything the Relevance AI Connector can do

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