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Triggers

The complete trigger reference — form submitted, lead captured, card created, card moved, call missed, voicemail left, call ended — and how trigger filters narrow each one.

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Triggers are the Starts when panel of a workflow. A workflow can listen for several; each trigger can be narrowed with filters (a specific form, a specific board and column). When the event fires, the workflow runs with the person's context — name, phone, email — available as variables in every step.

The trigger reference

TriggerFires whenFilter
A form is submittedSomebody fills a CRM form — yours embedded anywhere, or a partner's site posting through a Connections keyAny form, or one specific form
The AI captures a leadA conversation — chat, call, or text — produced a lead via the lead tool
A card lands on a boardA new deal appears in a column, created by anyone or anythingAny board, or one board + column
A card moves to a columnSomebody — human or AI — drags a deal, or a tool moves itBoard + destination column
A call goes unansweredThe number rang and nobody — human or AI — picked up
A voicemail is leftThe caller spoke after the beep; the transcript is available to the run
A call endsThe receptionist finished with somebody; summary and extracted variables available

Card triggers are the cadence engine

Because card moved is a trigger, the board is the sequence: New → intro email; Contacted → day-2 SMS; Warm → WhatsApp. Managing the relationship becomes drag-a-card, and the drag can come from a human or from the AI mid-conversation.

Several triggers, one workflow

A "we missed you" workflow usually listens for both call goes unanswered and voicemail left — same steps, two ways in. Add both in the Starts when panel rather than cloning the flow.