Background Agents

Put AI to work behind the scenes.

Background Agents continuously monitor conversations, customers, and support signals to find what matters and take action automatically.

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All tickets·Last 7 days
Ledgerly #41Can we add SSO for 40 more seats?Expansion
Orbit #52Any plans for Okta SCIM?Feature request
Brightpath #38Webhook retries failing with a 401Help gap
Nimbus #44Can I export tickets to CSV?
Fieldwork #31Ledger sync shows old totals
Ledgerly #42Pricing for another 40 seats?Expansion
Plume #19Okta SCIM provisioning?Feature request
Kitewire #23Invoice needs our VAT number
Arcadia #51Webhook 401 after rotating keysHelp gap
Orbit #55How do I add a teammate?
Mapleway #12Can we get a second workspace?Expansion
Background agents
Reading 1,284 conversations from this week…Watching 1,284 conversations · 3 new findings
ExpansionLedgerly

Asked about SSO and 40 more seats in two conversations this week. Flagged for their account manager.

Assigned to Priya
Feature requestOkta SCIM provisioning

Asked for by 14 accounts this month. Logged in Linear as HEL-482 with every request linked.

Linked 14 tickets
Help gapWebhook retries

6 tickets answered by hand this week. Drafted a help article for review.

Draft ready
What can I help you with?
Ask anything, or type / for skills

Why teams use Background Agents

Catch what humans miss

Monitor every conversation for risks, opportunities, patterns, and issues that would otherwise stay buried.

Work without being asked

Background Agents start when the right signals appear instead of waiting for someone to prompt them.

Turn signals into action

Alert teammates, update systems, create work, or trigger workflows when something needs attention.

Build agents for your business

Start with Helply’s Background Agents or create your own around the jobs unique to your company.

Background agents › Today
EJS
Signals from today’s conversations3 new
Reading 1,284 conversations from today
Churn risk · 48-seat accountLogins down 62% in 14 days, 3 unresolved tickets. Account owner notified in Slack.
Feature request · Bulk exportAsked for by 11 accounts this month. Filed to Linear with every quote attached.
Knowledge gap · SSO setupDrafted a new help article from last week’s 9 resolutions. Waiting for review.
Background agents › Triggers
EJS
TriggersLast 24 hours
09:12
Logins dropped 62% · 48-seat accountChurn agent started on its own
Started
10:47
Article contradicted by 3 answersKnowledge agent started on its own
Started
13:05
Plan limit hit · OrbitRevenue agent started on its own
Started
15:30
Bulk export asked for againFeature request agent started on its own
Started
Background agents › 48-seat account
EJS
Churn risk · 48-seat accountHigh
Logins down 62% in 14 days3 unresolved tickets and a mention of “evaluating alternatives”.
Notified the owner in SlackCreated a task in HubSpotAdded to the renewal review
3 actions taken 12 secs
Background agents › New agent
EJS
New background agentDraft
NameRefund pattern watcher
Starts whenA customer asks for a third refund in 90 days
Looks atBilling history in Stripe and past conversations
ThenFlags it to Billing in Slack and adds an internal note
Test on last weekTurn on

Background agents: churn, requests and knowledge gaps found in today’s conversations.Background agents: started by signals, not by someone asking.Background agents: a signal turned into alerts, tasks and updates.Background agents: your own agent, built around a job unique to your business.

How Background Agents work

  1. 01

    Watch

    Monitor conversations, customers, events, and connected systems for specific signals.

  2. 02

    Understand

    Use Memory, knowledge, and connected Tools to understand the context behind what happened.

  3. 03

    Decide

    Apply Skills and Guidelines to determine whether something matters and what should happen next.

  4. 04

    Act

    Trigger workflows, update systems, alert teammates, or take another supported Action.

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