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Actions
Connect your Pickaxes to external tools, APIs, and other Pickaxes so they can take real actions.
Actions let your Pickaxe do more than just chat. Think of them as buttons your Pickaxe can press when the conversation calls for it — like looking up data, sending an email, submitting a form, or triggering a workflow.
How actions work
When a user interacts with your Pickaxe, the AI decides whether an action should be triggered based on the conversation context. To get reliable results, you should define when an action should be used in two places:
- Role prompt — Include instructions in your main prompt that describe when and why the Pickaxe should use the action.
- Trigger prompt — Each action has its own trigger prompt where you specify the exact conditions that should cause it to fire.
Being clear in both places helps your Pickaxe know exactly when to act and when to keep chatting.
What you can connect to
Pickaxe offers a built-in Action Library with a wide range of pre-built integrations. You can also connect a Pickaxe to other Pickaxes, allowing one agent to trigger another as part of a larger workflow.
How many actions should a Pickaxe have?
You can connect multiple actions to a single Pickaxe, but we recommend no more than four. Too many actions can make it harder for the AI to consistently choose the right one.
If your use case requires more than four actions, the best approach is to create a waterfall setup — a primary Pickaxe that routes to other Pickaxes, each with their own focused set of actions. This keeps each agent simple and reliable while still covering complex workflows.