Saved, activated, and running
Saving an agent, skill, or workflow does not turn it on. Learn the difference between saved, activated, and running in TulipFarm.
In TulipFarm, saving something does not turn it on. Saved, activated, and running are separate states, and each one needs its own step.
The three states
Section titled “The three states”| State | What it means |
|---|---|
| Saved | The instructions are stored. Nothing runs yet. |
| Activated | A manager turned on the saved version. It can now run. |
| Running | The work is in progress. |
This separation lets you review a draft before it does any work. Later edits stay inactive until someone activates them.
Agents
Section titled “Agents”An agent goes from a chat draft to its first task in five steps:
- You review the agent draft in chat and save it. Saving stores the instructions. It does not turn the agent on.
- An agent manager opens the agent’s Execution tab, turns on execution, and saves.
- The agent manager activates the saved instructions.
- The agent manager shares invoke access on the Access tab with you or one of your teams.
- You start a task from the agent. Its setup checklist shows the next step and who must take it.
The Agents list shows the status of each agent:
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Not activated | The agent has no activated instructions yet. |
| Run permission required | The agent is activated, but you cannot start tasks with it. |
| Activated | The agent is activated, and you can start tasks with it. |
When an agent task runs, the work continues on the server after you leave the page. You can select Pause task to pause it.
Skills
Section titled “Skills”A skill manager reviews each saved version of a skill before agents use it. A skill shows one of these statuses:
- Enabled
- Disabled
- Needs review
- Archived
An agent stays on the skill version it was given. It does not move to a newer version by itself. To use a newer version, select Select newer revision on the agent.
Workflows
Section titled “Workflows”You describe a workflow in chat, review its diagram, and save it. Then select Activate saved revision to turn it on.
Each time an active workflow executes, that is a run. You see past runs in Run history.
To stop a workflow, choose one of these actions:
- Disable workflow turns it off.
- Archive workflow stops its schedules, triggers, and unfinished runs. Its history stays.