Agents & Automation
Event-Driven Agent
Definition
An AI agent activated by an event such as a new message, changed record, uploaded file, or monitoring alert.
Why it matters for your business
Useful when work should begin as a business event occurs; duplicate events and retries need careful handling.
In practice
A new supplier invoice triggers an agent to extract fields, validate totals, and route exceptions to accounting.
How it differs from related terms
Event-driven describes the trigger, not the amount of autonomy. The resulting workflow can still require approval before changing records.