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Huginn: automation features and setup
An open-source system for building agents that monitor events on the web and trigger actions. The agents pass events between each other on a server you manage.
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Overview
In Huginn, an agent is an automation component that reads information or responds to an event, and does not require a language model. You can connect components to monitor website changes, read feeds, and send summaries. It is relevant for people who want a monitoring workflow under their control and can maintain a server. Older documentation examples may mention services that have changed, so verify each external connection separately.
Features
- Agents that produce and consume events within a workflow graph.
- Monitor websites and feeds and send information summaries.
- Receive and send Webhooks and run custom JavaScript.
Business uses
- Monitor a change on an information page and notify the team.
- Collect RSS updates into a periodic summary instead of manually reading each feed.
Getting started
- Set up an installation according to the documentation and configure a notification channel for testing.
- Create an agent that reads one source and another agent that receives its event.
- Check what happens when the source is unavailable and when the same information is received again.
What to check
- This is a self-hosted product; the operator is responsible for server maintenance, backups, and updates.
- A connection or service example in the documentation does not guarantee that an older external API is still available.
Sources to check next
Vendor features and prices change. Confirm details on the linked official pages before you rely on them.