# What is the correct process for custom automation?

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**Created:** [February 1, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/394869 "2026-02-01T04:07:49Z")\
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> [@qi\_lu](#):
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> So the custom automation feature doesn’t seem to mean much to the user?

No. What makes it a _custom_ automation is that it’s not one that is built in. You’ll need to add a new one in a plugin. [GitHub - scossar/automation-script-example: An example of how to add a custom script to the Discourse Automation plugin. · GitHub](https://github.com/scossar/automation-script-example), linked in the tutorial. You can start with that and try telling whatever AI that you want to add a new customization.

What do you want your custom automation to do?

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