Definition: Agent hosting in Taskade means your AI agents keep working after you close the tab. A hosted agent answers a shared link, runs on a schedule, or fires on a trigger from your workspace. No server to manage, no laptop left running. Build it once with Taskade Genesis, and it stays on.
TL;DR: Agent hosting lets an AI agent run on its own, even when you are logged out, answering a public link or firing on a schedule or trigger. Taskade hosts it with 34 built-in tools and 100+ integrations, no setup. Build one free →
You are already doing a version of this by hand. Someone emails after hours, a lead fills a form at 2 a.m., a weekly report is due every Monday, and you are the one who has to be awake for it. Agent hosting moves that work off your shoulders and onto an agent that is always on.
What Is Agent Hosting?
Agent hosting is the difference between an AI that only replies while you watch it and one that runs by itself. A hosted agent lives in your workspace with a public link, a place in a Taskade Genesis app, and connections to automations. It responds, acts, and follows up on its own schedule, not yours.
Most chat tools forget you the moment you leave. A hosted Taskade agent keeps its instructions, its memory, and its connections in place. It is there for the next customer, the next form submission, and the next scheduled run, without you opening anything.
Always-On vs Chat-Only: What Changes
A chat-only assistant is a conversation. A hosted agent is a coworker who clocks in on its own. The table below maps the shift, so you can see exactly what moves off your plate.
| What you need | Chat-only AI tool | Hosted Taskade agent |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Replies only while you are in the tab | Runs 24/7, even when you are logged out |
| Who can reach it | Just you, in your session | Anyone with the shared link, or your Taskade Genesis app |
| Memory | Forgets when the session ends | Keeps persistent memory and workspace context |
| How it starts | You type a prompt | A person, a schedule, or a trigger |
| What it can do | Answer in text | Take actions: send messages, update records, run workflows |
| Working alone or in a team | One assistant | Multi-agent teams that hand off to each other |
| Setup to keep it running | You leave it open | None. Taskade hosts it |
How a Hosted Agent Runs Without You
A hosted agent starts from three places: a person opening its link, a clock reaching a set time, or an event in your workspace. Any of those three wakes the agent, it reasons over your data, and it takes the action you defined. You do not need to be logged in for any step.
You set the schedule and the triggers once. After that the loop runs on its own: an event arrives, the agent reads your workspace, it acts, and the result lands back in your projects where your team can see it.
What a Hosted Agent Can Do
A hosted agent does more than reply. With 34 built-in tools and access to 100+ integrations, it can search the web, read files, update your projects, and reach the apps your business already runs on. Here is what that looks like in practice.
Answer in public. Share your agent through a public link so customers, prospects, or members can reach it directly. Use it for support, onboarding, or a self-serve info desk that never closes.
Run on a schedule. Point a schedule trigger at the agent and it wakes on its own. A Monday digest, a nightly data check, a recurring follow-up, all without anyone clicking start.
React to events. Connect the agent to your workspace so a new form entry, a status change, or an inbound message kicks it off. The agent then takes the action you defined.
Work as a team. Deploy several specialized agents that hand work to each other. Multi-agent teams split a job, so one drafts, one checks, and one files, with human-in-the-loop checkpoints where you want a person to approve.
Three Ways to Trigger a Hosted Agent
Every hosted agent waits for one of three start signals. The table below shows when to reach for each.
| Start signal | Best for | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Public link | Customer-facing help and self-serve answers | A support agent on your help page |
| Schedule | Recurring work on a fixed clock | A Monday 9 a.m. status summary |
| Workspace trigger | Reacting the moment something happens | A new lead replies the instant a form is filled |
How the Pieces Fit Together
The whole system lives in your workspace. Your agent sits in the middle. Its memory and knowledge come from your projects, its actions reach your connected apps, and three start signals keep it moving. Seen side by side, it reads as one always-on unit.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ YOUR TASKADE WORKSPACE │
│ │
│ start signals hosted agent │
│ ┌───────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ │
│ │ link │────────▶ │ │ │
│ │ schedule │────────▶ │ reads memory │ │
│ │ trigger │────────▶ │ + 34 tools │ │
│ └───────────┘ └──────┬───────┘ │
│ │ │
│ ▼ │
│ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ actions: reply · update record · notify │ │
│ │ · run automation · 100+ integrations │ │
│ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
runs 24/7. no laptop, no server, no login
Real-World Hosting Setups
Customer support agent. A hosted agent answers common questions from your knowledge base on a public link. When a question is too complex, a connected automation routes it to your team.
Sales assistant agent. An agent that knows your products and pricing lives on a Taskade Genesis app portal. Prospects get answers around the clock, and new leads land in your pipeline the moment a form is filled.
Internal knowledge agent. An agent grounded in your project data answers your team's questions, drawing on persistent memory so the answers stay consistent.
Onboarding agent. A hosted agent walks new customers or teammates through setup, available whenever they start, not just during your work hours.
How to Host an Agent in Taskade
You can stand up a hosted agent in four steps. There is no server to provision and no deployment pipeline. Taskade hosts and runs it for you.
Step 1: Build your agent. Describe its job, knowledge, and tools in plain language. Taskade EVE, the meta-agent behind Taskade Genesis, assembles it for you.
Step 2: Connect its knowledge. Point the agent at the workspace projects it should know, so its answers stay grounded in your real data. See custom agents for the walkthrough.
Step 3: Publish and share. Turn on a public link or embed the agent in a Taskade Genesis app.
Step 4: Set schedules and triggers. Add triggers and actions so the agent runs on a clock or reacts to events. From here it runs on its own.
For a deeper walkthrough of running agents unattended, see autonomous agents and the autonomous mode guide.
Is It Secure?
Yes. Hosted agents run inside your workspace under role-based access, and your data stays encrypted at rest and in transit. When an agent reaches an outside service, saved API keys are never exposed in the app. You decide who can open a public link and where each agent can act.
What You'd Build in Taskade
Picture a client-facing bridge agent, the front door to your business that runs while you sleep. A prospect lands on your site after hours, opens the hosted agent, and gets real answers about your service and pricing. The agent logs the lead into your pipeline, sends a friendly confirmation, and schedules a follow-up for the morning. You log in to a fresh lead and a conversation already underway, work that happened with no one at the keyboard. That is the bridge between a question at midnight and a customer by morning.
Describe the agent you want in plain English and Taskade builds and hosts it for you. Start with a prompt →
Frequently Asked Questions
Do hosted agents run when I am logged out?
Yes. A hosted agent runs on Taskade's infrastructure, not your device. It answers a public link, runs on a schedule, and fires on triggers whether or not you are signed in. There is nothing to keep open.
Do I need to manage a server?
No. Taskade hosts and runs the agent for you. You build it from a prompt, connect its knowledge, and publish. There is no deployment, no server configuration, and no infrastructure to maintain.
How does a hosted agent start without me?
Three ways: a person opens its shared link, a schedule reaches a set time, or an event in your workspace fires a trigger. Any of the three wakes the agent and it takes the action you defined.
What can a hosted agent actually do?
It can answer questions, search the web, read files, update records, and run automation actions across 100+ integrations. It draws on 34 built-in tools and your workspace memory.
Can I host more than one agent?
Yes. Deploy several specialized agents that hand work to each other as a multi-agent team, with human-in-the-loop checkpoints where a person should approve.
Is my data safe with a public agent?
Yes. Agents run under role-based access with encryption in transit and at rest. Saved API keys are never exposed in the app, and you control who can reach each public link.
How is this different from a chat assistant?
A chat assistant replies only while you are in the tab and forgets when the session ends. A hosted agent stays on with persistent memory, runs on schedules and triggers, takes real actions, and is reachable by anyone you share it with.
How do I get started?
Describe the agent in plain English on the build page, connect the projects it should know, then publish it with a public link or inside a Taskade Genesis app. Add schedules and triggers and it runs on its own.
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