Automations

An automation runs a Spark task on a schedule. Each run opens a Spark conversation you can review, so you always see what it did. Use automations for anything you'd otherwise do by hand every week.

Where to find it

Open Automations in the sidebar.

Start from a template

The page lists ready-made tasks under Start with a ready-made task. Filter by Competitor research, Creative strategy, Customer insights or Meta performance, or search for a task. Click a template to customize it before saving. Some templates need a connected Meta ad account.

Create an automation

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   Click New automation and choose Create manually. Or choose Create with Spark and Spark will interview you and set it up.
2. 2
   Give it a Name, for example "Daily performance briefing".
3. 3
   Write the Prompt: what Spark should do on each run. Write it like a message to Spark.
4. 4
   Pick a Mode. Review holds results for your approval. Autopilot runs and applies results automatically.
5. 5
   Set when it runs: Repeat (Daily, Weekdays or Weekly), the time in At, and the Timezone.
6. 6
   Turn on Email me when this automation runs to get an email when a run completes or fails.
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   Click Create automation.

Manage automations

Each card shows when it runs next and when it last ran. Its menu has:

• Run now to start a run immediately
• Pause and Resume
• View runs to see run history. Click View chat on any run to open its Spark conversation.
• Edit and Delete. Deleting also removes the run history.

Write good automation prompts

• Say what to look at and what to produce: "Check my watchlist for new ads since yesterday and summarize the three most interesting hooks."
• Say what to do with the result: "If any ad set has spent over $50 with no purchases, flag it."
• Keep one job per automation. Two small automations are easier to review than one big one.