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

# Action agent

# Action Agent

The Action Agent sends you a digest of open action items via Slack and lets you or your team members mark them done without leaving Slack.

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## How it works

ProMarshal maintains a list of action items for your project — tasks captured from Jira comments or manually created. The Action Agent periodically sends you a digest showing the current open items, grouped and formatted for quick review. You can mark items done or cancel them directly from the Slack message.

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## What the digest looks like

```
Action items digest for Sridevi

PROJ-ACTION-01
API testing sign-off
due: tomorrow

  [Mark done]  [Cancel]

PROJ-ACTION-02  [follow-up]
Loop in design team on the revised flow
due: in 3 days

  [Mark done]  [Cancel]

...and 2 more open items.

  [Open full list]
```

Each card shows:

* The action item key and title
* A `[follow-up]` tag if the item was flagged for escalation
* Due date in human-readable relative format
* **Mark done** and **Cancel** buttons that update the item immediately

If there are more than 5 open items, the first 5 are shown with a count of the remainder. The **Open full list** button takes you to the action items view in the ProMarshal dashboard.

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## Marking items done

Clicking **Mark done** on a message button immediately updates the action item status to `done`. No page reload, no confirmation dialog. The button updates inline.

Clicking **Cancel** marks the item as cancelled and removes it from future digests.

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## Requirements

* Slack connected to the project
* Action Items feature enabled on your project (available on paid tier)

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## Deduplication

The same action item will not appear in multiple digests within a **7-day window**. If an item is already in an active digest, it will not be re-sent until the window expires or the item is closed.

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## Viewing all action items

Open action items are visible in the ProMarshal dashboard under **Pulse → Action Items**. You can filter by status, assignee, and due date from there.


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