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An agent run is a companion doing work, not just replying. It may search, open tabs, read web pages, use connected apps, create files, run code, ask for feedback, or spawn sub-agents.

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What agent runs can do

Depending on permissions and available tools, a companion can:
  • Search the web
  • Read and compare pages
  • Open and navigate tabs
  • Use connected app tools
  • Read and write workspace files
  • Create reports, spreadsheets, documents, and artifacts
  • Ask follow-up questions
  • Run sub-agents for scoped investigations

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Work traces

Strawberry shows work traces so you can inspect what happened. A work trace can include:
  • Searches
  • Tool calls
  • File operations
  • Browser actions
  • Sub-agent activity
  • Questions and feedback requests
  • Progress from a PLAN.md
Use the work trace to audit sources, understand decisions, and resume from partial work. Completed connected-app actions may include a short Go to … button that opens the created or updated item, such as a document, spreadsheet, email, draft, or calendar event.

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Sub-agents

Sub-agents help split complex work into smaller tasks. For example, a market research task might spawn separate sub-agents for competitors, pricing, customer reviews, and source validation. Each strawberry.startAgent() sub-agent can get its own PLAN.md in that sub-agent’s session folder.

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Feedback requests

Companions can ask for feedback when they need a decision, permission, missing data, or human judgment. Some feedback requests appear in the chat, sidebar, or right-side panel.

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Interrupted sub-agents

If a sub-agent is interrupted, Strawberry can show a banner so you can reopen or resume the thread. Review the context before continuing, especially if the task involved browser state, credentials, or an external app.

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Best practices

  • Give clear success criteria before starting a broad agent run.
  • Ask for source links and confidence levels when research quality matters.
  • Review work traces before relying on a generated file.
  • For sensitive workflows, say what the companion may do automatically and what requires approval.
  • For long tasks, ask Strawberry to create a plan first.