Overview

Use the Structured Output type when you want extract specific information and use them as variables in you next actions in your automation. This is common used with the Insert Row action or Add Task action to fill up columns in a table.

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Overview
How to Use It
Action Settings
Use Cases
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How to Use It

Click ➕Add Step and choose the Ask Agent with Structured Output action.
Select the agent you want to use.
Enter the input you want the agent to process.
Click ➕ Add Output to choose the format.
- Text
- Number
- JSON Array
- JSON Object
- Boolean
- Date
- Time
- Date and Time
- URL
- Email
- Single Select
Add additional output fields to structure your agent's response.
Finish the automation or add more steps for further processing.

Action Settings

Connector options give you full control over the Create Project automation:

🏷️ Field	🔤 Description
Agent	The agent that will be used.
Input	The query you want the agent to process.
Output	The structure of the agent's reply.

Use Cases

Not sure how to make the most of this action? Start with these ready-made kits:

Automating Data Extraction from Insurance Agent Chatbot
- Embed an insurance agent on your website to extract lead information.
Gather and Manage Partner Information
- Automatically gather and sort details from potential partners.
Real Estate News Gathering
- Automatically gather and extract information from news websites.

You can also build data-driver automation flows yourself:

🪄 Use Case	⏩ Action Flow
AI cost difference calculation	✅ Trigger: `Task Added` (`Est Cost` and `Act Cost` fields) ➡️ Action: `Ask Agent With Structured Output` Input: “The estimated cost is $500, the actual cost is $650. What is the difference?” Output: `Diff Cost` (Number) ➡️ Action: `Update Custom Field` `Diff Cost` with result
Approval routing based on score	✅ Trigger: `Task Added` (e.g., budget approval request) ➡️ Action: `Ask Agent With Structured Output` Input: “Rate feasibility from 0–100." Output: `Approval Score` (Number) ➡️ If `Approval Score` > 80 → `Mark Task as Completed` ➡️ Else → `Assign Task` to reviewer
Lead qualification	✅ Trigger: `Form Trigger` (new lead) ➡️ Action: Ask Agent With Structured Output Input: “Is this lead qualified for outreach?” Output: `Is Qualified` (Boolean) ➡️ If `Is Qualified` = true → `Create Contact` in HubSpot
Auto-update project KPIs (Dynamic Project Updates)	✅ Trigger: `Schedule (daily)` ➡️ Action: `Find Task(s)` tagged `metrics` ➡️ Action: `Transform Array to String` ➡️ Action: `Ask Agent With Structured Output` Input: “Calculate completion rate of tasks." Output: `Completion %` (Number) ➡️ Action: `Update Custom Field` → `Progress Score`
Scorecard automation with spreadsheet logic	✅ Trigger: `Task Completed` ➡️ Action: `Ask Agent With Structured Output` Input: “Evaluate task and add performance rating.” Output: `Score` (Number), `Status` (Single Select) ➡️ Action: `Update custom fields` → `Score` and `Status`
Sync qualified data to external tools	✅ Trigger: `Task Added` ➡️ Action: `Ask Agent With Structured Output` Input: “Extract name, email, lead score (0–100)." Output: `Name` (Text), `Email` (Email), `Score` (Number) ➡️ Action: `Insert Row` in Google Sheets

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