# Automation Rules Automation Rules provide the ability for customers to define workflows that will apply a transformation (Action) to a Tile or an Asset-based upon a set of pre-defined conditions (Trigger). These Rules are run every time a new Tile is aggregated into a customer's Stack or when an Asset is added to a customer's Nosto's UGC Asset Manager and support customers defining complex rules via the Nosto's UGC API or the Query Editor in the Admin User Interface For further details on how to set an Automation Rule via the Nosto admin portal, [click here](https://support.stackla.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000830556-Creating-an-Automation-Rule) ### Triggers Define what conditions or values on your aggregated content will fire your Automation Rule Trigger. [Triggers Info](/ugc/enterprise/automation/triggers.md) ### the Actions Define what transformation actions will be applied to your Content based on a successful Trigger. [Actions Info](/ugc/enterprise/automation/actions.md) ### API Take full advantage of Automation Rules on your Stack by leveraging the Automation Rules API. [API Info](/ugc/api-docs/rest/reference/api.md) ### Samples A collection of Automation Rules code snippets to assist you in building your first Rule. [Query Samples](/ugc/enterprise/automation/samples.md) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.nosto.com/ugc/enterprise/automation.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.