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Change, test or pause an automation

Plans change — the report should go to someone else, or the wording needs a warmer touch. You can change an automation's steps (your daily brief's delivery is the one exception), try it on yourself before anyone else sees it, and pause it whenever you need to, without starting over.

About 3 minutes Works on the free planUpdated October 2, 2026
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In **Automations**, tap the automation you want to change

1/7 · In Automations, tap the automation you want to change

Before you start: Owners, admins and staff can change and test an automation. Republishing, pausing and resuming are for the church's owner or an admin, and only the owner can delete one.
Open Automations

Good to know

  • Rather describe the change? Press Edit with AI at the top and type it — “Add a 3-day wait, then send a follow-up text.” The automation reloads with the change made.
  • Add step, between two steps, adds a notification or a reminder task. Other kinds of step come from the builder's draft or Edit with AI — you can change those, but Add step can't add them.
  • The trash can on a step removes it, after asking first. An automation needs at least one step.
  • Recurring reminders you set in your Assistant are listed in Automations too, and pause and resume the same way.

If it’s not working

“Pair your phone (SMS with your assistant) to receive SMS step tests.”

A text step's test goes to your own phone, so pair it first: in your Assistant, press SMS (on a phone, Texting (SMS) in the ⋯ menu). Pairing a phone is a Pro feature. Then press Test step again.

The test says “Fix this before publishing: …”

The test found something publishing would refuse, and it names each problem. Fix those steps, then test again.

Edit with AI says “I couldn't apply that change cleanly…”

It couldn't make that change cleanly, so your automation is exactly as it was. Say it another way, or change the step yourself.

“The automation changed while it was being edited. Please retry.”

Someone else changed it at the same moment. Make your change again.

I pressed Delete automation, but it's still in the list

Only the church's owner can delete an automation. For anyone else nothing is deleted, even though the screen goes back to the list. To stop it in the meantime, an owner or admin can press Pause — then ask the owner to delete it. If you're the owner, the app it uses may not be reachable right now, so try again shortly.

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