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A trigger runs a button or drawer when something happens. Triggers let Buttons move from manual commands to durable automation: webhooks for remote events, cron for schedules, and hooks for local events. 
buttons trigger webhook linkedin-sync /linkedin-sync
buttons trigger cron slack-sync "0 */2 * * *"
buttons trigger hook docs-sync --enable "file:docs/**/*.md"

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Trigger kinds

KindCauseExample
WebhookA remote service sends an HTTP request.GitHub, Stripe, Linear
CronA schedule fires.nightly sync, hourly digest
HookA local event fires.file changed, Git commit, button completed

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Target model

A trigger targets a button or drawer. If it targets a button, Buttons can wrap it as a one-step drawer internally so the workflow runtime stays consistent. 
event -> trigger -> drawer -> button steps

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Current status

Webhook-triggered drawers are implemented today. The unified buttons trigger ... command is the intended surface for webhook, cron, and hook triggers.