Assistant vs. Agents — which should I use?
The Assistant handles tasks you ask for in the moment; Agents are custom workers that run repeat work automatically — here's how to choose.
Last updated July 14, 2026
Praxivara gives you two ways to work: the Assistant and Agents. They share the same connected tools and the same account, so the choice isn't about power — it's about how the work starts.
Reach for the Assistant when you want something done now. Build an Agent when you want the same job done again and again without asking.
When to use the Assistant
The Assistant is conversational and immediate. You describe a task and it does it, right there in the chat.
- One-off or ad-hoc requests: "summarize this PDF," "draft a reply," "find me three suppliers."
- Work that needs your judgment step by step, where you want to review as it goes.
- Anything you'd rather speak than type — use voice mode or a live phone call.
- Creating things on the spot: images, designed documents, research write-ups.
When to build an Agent
An Agent is a worker you configure once and reuse. It shines when a task is repeatable, rule-based, or should happen on a schedule or in response to an event.
- Recurring jobs: a daily digest, a weekly report, monthly reconciliation.
- Event-driven work: reply when an email arrives, act on a webhook or an integration event.
- Consistent, playbook-style tasks where you want the same steps every time.
- Work that should run while you're away and drop results in your inbox.
Side by side
| Assistant | Agents | |
|---|---|---|
| How it starts | You ask, in chat | Schedule, trigger, or manual run |
| Best for | One-off, in-the-moment tasks | Repeatable, automated work |
| Setup | None — just talk | Built once via the AI builder |
| Runs on its own | No | Yes |
| Results | In the conversation | Deliveries, with Activity & Errors |
They work together
The two aren't rivals. A common pattern is to solve a task once with the Assistant, notice you'll need it every week, and then ask the AI builder to turn it into an Agent. The builder asks clarifying questions and shows a visual Blueprint before anything runs, so you can shape it before it goes live.