Control what a scheduled job can do
When a job runs one of your agents on a schedule, choose whether it keeps all its usual abilities or a narrowed set.
When you build a job, meaning a scheduled or recurring workflow, that runs one of your agents, you can control exactly what that agent is allowed to do during the run.
The default
By default, an agent step in a job keeps the same abilities that agent normally has. So a job behaves like the agent you already know, with no extra setup.
Narrow or add
If you want tighter control, you can:
- Narrow the abilities down to just what the job needs. For example, let a step read and summarize, but not send anything.
- Add a specific ability the agent wouldn't usually have, for that one job.
Whitmore always shows you a plain-language summary of what the step can actually do once you've adjusted it, so there's no guessing about the real permissions.
Where to find it
Open the job in your workflow builder and select the agent step you want to adjust. The capability controls, and the effective summary, live right there.
This is handy when you want a scheduled routine to be more careful than a live chat. For example, a nightly job that drafts replies for you to review in the morning, but never sends them on its own.