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Select the agent you want to test in the builder.

Click <code>Try it</code> in the agent toolbar.

Under <code>Validate agent actions</code>, set <code>Approve actions</code>.

1. Choose <code>Auto</code> if you want the run to continue without approval stops.
2. Choose <code>Manual</code> if you want the run to pause before actions so you can approve or retry them.

Set <code>Consistency checks</code> to <code>Off</code>, <code>3</code>, or <code>30</code>. 

1. Off or 3 are recommended for initial tests
2. <code>30</code> is recommended when your agent has been previously tested and now you're looking to gain confidence. 

If <code>Choose run settings</code> appears, use <code>Inherit settings from</code> to choose which top-level agent settings the draft run should use.

Under <code>Provide input values</code>, enter the required inputs. If this section does not appear, the agent does not need input values for this draft run.

1. Use <code>List</code> for the guided input form, or <code>JSON</code> when the inputs are easier to paste as JSON.

Leave <code>Save values for later</code> on if you want Magical to remember these input values the next time you open <code>Try it</code>.

1. Select the agent you want to test in the builder.
2. Click <code>Try it</code> in the agent toolbar.
3. Under <code>Validate agent actions</code>, set <code>Approve actions</code>.
   1. Choose <code>Auto</code> if you want the run to continue without approval stops.
   2. Choose <code>Manual</code> if you want the run to pause before actions so you can approve or retry them.
4. Set <code>Consistency checks</code> to <code>Off</code>, <code>3</code>, or <code>30</code>. 
   1. Off or 3 are recommended for initial tests
   2. <code>30</code> is recommended when your agent has been previously tested and now you're looking to gain confidence. 
5. If <code>Choose run settings</code> appears, use <code>Inherit settings from</code> to choose which top-level agent settings the draft run should use.
6. Under <code>Provide input values</code>, enter the required inputs. If this section does not appear, the agent does not need input values for this draft run.
   1. Use <code>List</code> for the guided input form, or <code>JSON</code> when the inputs are easier to paste as JSON.
7. Leave <code>Save values for later</code> on if you want Magical to remember these input values the next time you open <code>Try it</code>.
8. Click <code>Try it</code>.

After you click <code>Try it</code>, Magical saves pending edits first. If a save-blocker modal appears, resolve the issues, save, and start <code>Try it</code> again.

When the run starts, the <code>Preview</code> overlay opens over the builder.

Use the live preview to watch what the automation is doing.

Use the activity feed below the preview to read the run steps.

Click the <code>Manual</code> or <code>Auto</code> control in the preview top bar to change approval mode during the run.

Click the consistency check control to cycle between <code>Off</code>, <code>3</code>, and <code>30</code> during the run.

If the run pauses for approval, click <code>Approve</code> when the proposed action is correct.

1. Edit the agent instructions or settings, then click <code>Retry</code> if the proposed action is wrong.

Click <code>Collapse preview window</code> if you want to return to the builder without stopping the run.

Click <code>Terminate run</code> or <code>Stop</code> when you want to end the draft run.

1. When the run starts, the <code>Preview</code> overlay opens over the builder.
2. Use the live preview to watch what the automation is doing.
3. Use the activity feed below the preview to read the run steps.
4. Click the <code>Manual</code> or <code>Auto</code> control in the preview top bar to change approval mode during the run.
5. Click the consistency check control to cycle between <code>Off</code>, <code>3</code>, and <code>30</code> during the run.
6. If the run pauses for approval, click <code>Approve</code> when the proposed action is correct.
   1. Edit the agent instructions or settings, then click <code>Retry</code> if the proposed action is wrong.
7. Click <code>Collapse preview window</code> if you want to return to the builder without stopping the run.
8. Click <code>Terminate run</code> or <code>Stop</code> when you want to end the draft run.

Select the relevant agent in the builder.

Click the <code>Draft runs</code> icon next to <code>Try it</code>.

Use the <code>Draft Runs</code> table to review runs for that agent and its ancestor agents.

Use the <code>Agent</code>, <code>Started At</code>, <code>Duration</code>, and <code>Status</code> columns to choose a run.

Click a run row to reopen that draft run in the preview overlay.

1. Select the relevant agent in the builder.
2. Click the <code>Draft runs</code> icon next to <code>Try it</code>.
3. Use the <code>Draft Runs</code> table to review runs for that agent and its ancestor agents.
4. Use the <code>Agent</code>, <code>Started At</code>, <code>Duration</code>, and <code>Status</code> columns to choose a run.
5. Click a run row to reopen that draft run in the preview overlay.

If the selected agent or a connected downstream agent has empty instructions, the submit button is disabled.

If an API agent is missing URL, method, or a required connection, the submit button is disabled.

Draft runs use the current saved draft instructions. They are for testing before you publish.

Draft runs currently test the selected agent. If an agent queues another agent, Magical records the queue action but does not run the next agent as part of that draft run.

- If the selected agent or a connected downstream agent has empty instructions, the submit button is disabled.
- If an API agent is missing URL, method, or a required connection, the submit button is disabled.
- Draft runs use the current saved draft instructions. They are for testing before you publish.
- Draft runs currently test the selected agent. If an agent queues another agent, Magical records the queue action but does not run the next agent as part of that draft run.

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