Contact sales to get this addon functionality. Only available on the Core pricing plan and above - see pricing plans.
Why Teams Use Autonomous Agents
- Hands-off review accelerators – Every pull request gets an instant, context-aware review with inline comments, suggested fixes, and regression checks.
- Continuous maintenance – Dependency bumps, lint enforcement, README syncs, and boilerplate migrations land through fully automated pull requests.
- Release readiness – Pre-release automations assemble release notes, validate checklists, and generate the documentation or changelog artifacts you need.
- Monitoring & hygiene – Agents can triage stale issues, keep branches in sync, and surface anomalies using custom prompts and playbooks.
How Autonomous Runs Work
1
Detect a trigger
Listen for platform events (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Bitbucket Pipelines) or webhook calls from tools like Jira, Linear, or your internal systems that decide when an automation should fire.
2
Rehydrate project context
Load the latest repository map, guardrails (like Zen Rules), and any agent-specific instructions so the run starts with a full understanding of your codebase.
3
Plan & execute
The agent assembles a multi-step plan, carries out edits across the repo, and runs validations or tests just as your in-product agents do during interactive sessions.
4
Verify & publish
Outputs land as pull requests, comments, artifacts, or notifications depending on your workflow. Guardrails like test failures or lint violations halt the run before impacting protected branches.
Triggers You Can Use
- Platform triggers – Hook into CI/CD systems to act on pull requests, commits, or pipelines. Ideal for review automation, regression sweeps, and deployment prep.
- Webhook triggers – Accept payloads from systems like Jira, Linear, Zendesk, or internal tools to kick off flows whenever your business process needs automation.
Example Automations
| Use case | Trigger | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Automated PR review | GitHub pull request opened | Review comments, fix suggestions, status signals |
| Dependency upkeep | Webhook from dependency scanner | Pull request with updated packages and changelog summary |
| Release notes | Webhook or platform event before release | Markdown note draft, QA task list, deployment checklist |
| Policy enforcement | On push to protected branch | New pull request with required lint/test fixes |
Dive Deeper
- Learn about the CI/CD and credential steps in the Configuration guide.
- Explore automation use cases and offerings on the Zencoder Autonomous Agents page.