> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.xpander.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Workflow-Powered Agents

> Background automations run by AI, with no chat or application interface.

Workflow-Powered Agents are background automations run by AI.

They do not require a chat or application interface. They follow predefined steps, and each step can be handled by a different agent.

## When to use a Workflow-Powered Agent

Use a Workflow-Powered Agent when the work should run on its own - on a schedule or in response to an event - without a person driving it through chat.

## How they relate to applications

Workflow-Powered Agents often run the background work behind an Agentic Application - generating the data a live surface displays, or completing steps before a result is ready for a team to review.