feat(trigger): add session-bound local triggers

nanobot/channels/discord.py

@@ -218,6 +218,16 @@ if DISCORD_AVAILABLE:
                 command_text = f"/model {preset}" if preset else "/model"
                 await self._forward_slash_command(interaction, command_text)
 
+            @self.tree.command(name="trigger", description="Create a local trigger for this chat")
+            @app_commands.describe(name="Optional trigger name")
+            async def trigger_command(
+                interaction: discord.Interaction,
+                name: str | None = None,
+            ) -> None:
+                name = (name or "").strip()
+                command_text = f"/trigger {name}" if name else "/trigger"
+                await self._forward_slash_command(interaction, command_text)
+
             @self.tree.command(name="help", description="Show available commands")
             async def help_command(interaction: discord.Interaction) -> None:
                 sender_id = str(interaction.user.id)

nanobot/channels/manager.py

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class ChannelManager:
         *,
         session_manager: "SessionManager | None" = None,
         cron_service: Any | None = None,
+        external_trigger_store: Any | None = None,
         webui_runtime_model_name: Callable[[], str | None] | None = None,
         webui_cron_pending_job_ids: Callable[[str], set[str]] | None = None,
         webui_static_dist: bool = True,
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ class ChannelManager:
         self.bus = bus
         self._session_manager = session_manager
         self._cron_service = cron_service
+        self._external_trigger_store = external_trigger_store
         self._webui_runtime_model_name = webui_runtime_model_name
         self._webui_cron_pending_job_ids = webui_cron_pending_job_ids
         self._webui_static_dist = webui_static_dist
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ class ChannelManager:
                         runtime_surface=self._webui_runtime_surface,
                         runtime_capabilities_overrides=self._webui_runtime_capabilities,
                         cron_service=self._cron_service,
+                        external_trigger_store=self._external_trigger_store,
                         cron_pending_job_ids=self._webui_cron_pending_job_ids,
                         logger=logger,
                     )

nanobot/channels/telegram.py

@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ class TelegramChannel(BaseChannel):
         BotCommand("status", "Show bot status"),
         BotCommand("history", "Show recent conversation messages"),
         BotCommand("goal", "Start a sustained objective (long-running task)"),
+        BotCommand("trigger", "Create a local trigger for this chat"),
         BotCommand("pairing", "Manage DM pairing (approve/deny/list)"),
         BotCommand("model", "Switch runtime model preset"),
         BotCommand("skill", "List enabled skills"),
@@ -423,7 +424,7 @@ class TelegramChannel(BaseChannel):
     # Regex for slash commands routed to AgentLoop via ``_forward_command``.
     # Hyphenated ``dream-*`` commands stay on a separate handler (below).
     TELEGRAM_BUS_SLASH_COMMAND_RE = re.compile(
-        r"^/(?:new|stop|restart|status|dream|history|goal|pairing|model|skill)(?:@\w+)?(?:\s+.*)?$"
+        r"^/(?:new|stop|restart|status|dream|history|goal|trigger|pairing|model|skill)(?:@\w+)?(?:\s+.*)?$"
     )
 
     @classmethod

nanobot/cli/commands.py

@@ -718,6 +718,21 @@ def _load_runtime_config(config: str | None = None, workspace: str | None = None
     return loaded
 
 
+def _read_trigger_cli_message(message: str | None) -> str:
+    """Read a trigger message from an argument or stdin."""
+    if message and message.strip():
+        return message
+    try:
+        if not sys.stdin.isatty():
+            content = sys.stdin.read()
+            if content.strip():
+                return content
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    console.print("[red]Error: trigger message is required[/red]")
+    raise typer.Exit(1)
+
+
 def _warn_deprecated_config_keys(config_path: Path | None) -> None:
     """Hint users to remove obsolete keys from their config file."""
     import json
@@ -749,6 +764,35 @@ def _migrate_cron_store(config: "Config") -> None:
         shutil.move(str(legacy_path), str(new_path))
 
 
+@app.command()
+def trigger(
+    trigger_id: str = typer.Argument(..., help="Trigger ID returned by /trigger"),
+    message: str | None = typer.Argument(None, help="Message to deliver; stdin is used when omitted"),
+    workspace: str | None = typer.Option(None, "--workspace", "-w", help="Workspace directory"),
+    config: str | None = typer.Option(None, "--config", "-c", help="Config file path"),
+):
+    """Deliver a local trigger message to its bound chat session."""
+    from nanobot.triggers.store import (
+        ExternalTriggerStore,
+        TriggerDisabledError,
+        TriggerNotFoundError,
+        TriggerStoreError,
+    )
+
+    runtime_config = _load_runtime_config(config, workspace)
+    content = _read_trigger_cli_message(message)
+    store = ExternalTriggerStore(runtime_config.workspace_path)
+    try:
+        delivery = store.enqueue(trigger_id, content)
+    except (TriggerNotFoundError, TriggerDisabledError) as exc:
+        console.print(f"[red]Error: {exc}[/red]")
+        raise typer.Exit(1) from exc
+    except (TriggerStoreError, ValueError) as exc:
+        console.print(f"[red]Error: {exc}[/red]")
+        raise typer.Exit(1) from exc
+    console.print(f"[green]Queued[/green] {delivery.trigger_id} ({delivery.id})")
+
+
 # ============================================================================
 # OpenAI-Compatible API Server
 # ============================================================================
@@ -865,6 +909,8 @@ def _run_gateway(
     from nanobot.providers.image_generation import image_gen_provider_configs
     from nanobot.session.manager import SessionManager
     from nanobot.session.webui_turns import WebuiTurnCoordinator
+    from nanobot.triggers.runner import run_external_trigger_queue
+    from nanobot.triggers.store import ExternalTriggerStore
     from nanobot.webui.token_usage import TokenUsageHook
 
     port = port if port is not None else config.gateway.port
@@ -887,6 +933,7 @@ def _run_gateway(
     # Create cron service with workspace-scoped store
     cron_store_path = config.workspace_path / "cron" / "jobs.json"
     cron = CronService(cron_store_path)
+    trigger_store = ExternalTriggerStore(config.workspace_path)
 
     # Create agent with cron service
     agent = AgentLoop.from_config(
@@ -907,6 +954,7 @@ def _run_gateway(
         sessions=session_manager,
         schedule_background=lambda coro: agent._schedule_background(coro),
     ).subscribe(runtime_events)
+    agent.external_trigger_store = trigger_store
 
     from nanobot.bus.events import OutboundMessage
     from nanobot.session.keys import session_key_for_channel
@@ -1103,6 +1151,7 @@ def _run_gateway(
         bus,
         session_manager=session_manager,
         cron_service=cron,
+        external_trigger_store=trigger_store,
         webui_runtime_model_name=_webui_runtime_model_name,
         webui_cron_pending_job_ids=getattr(agent, "pending_cron_job_ids_for_session", None),
         webui_static_dist=webui_static_dist,
@@ -1245,6 +1294,10 @@ def _run_gateway(
             tasks = [
                 asyncio.create_task(agent.run(), name="nanobot-agent-loop"),
                 asyncio.create_task(channels.start_all(), name="nanobot-channels"),
+                asyncio.create_task(
+                    run_external_trigger_queue(store=trigger_store, bus=bus),
+                    name="nanobot-external-triggers",
+                ),
             ]
             if health_server_enabled:
                 tasks.append(asyncio.create_task(

nanobot/command/builtin.py

@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ BUILTIN_COMMAND_SPECS: tuple[BuiltinCommandSpec, ...] = (
         "activity",
         "<goal>",
     ),
+    BuiltinCommandSpec(
+        "/trigger",
+        "Create local trigger",
+        "Create a CLI trigger bound to this chat session.",
+        "zap",
+        "[name]",
+    ),
     BuiltinCommandSpec(
         "/dream",
         "Run Dream",
@@ -718,6 +725,43 @@ async def cmd_skill(ctx: CommandContext) -> OutboundMessage:
         metadata=dict(ctx.msg.metadata or {}),
     )
 
+
+async def cmd_trigger(ctx: CommandContext) -> OutboundMessage:
+    """Create a local trigger bound to the current session."""
+    from nanobot.triggers.store import ExternalTriggerStore
+
+    loop = ctx.loop
+    workspace = getattr(loop, "workspace", None)
+    if workspace is None:
+        workspace = getattr(getattr(loop, "context", None), "workspace", None)
+    if workspace is None:
+        raise RuntimeError("workspace unavailable for trigger creation")
+
+    store = getattr(loop, "external_trigger_store", None)
+    if store is None:
+        store = ExternalTriggerStore(workspace)
+
+    name = ctx.args.strip() or "External trigger"
+    trigger = store.create(
+        name=name,
+        channel=ctx.msg.channel,
+        chat_id=ctx.msg.chat_id,
+        session_key=ctx.key,
+        sender_id="trigger",
+        origin_metadata=dict(ctx.msg.metadata or {}),
+    )
+    command = f'nanobot trigger {trigger.id} "message"'
+    return OutboundMessage(
+        channel=ctx.msg.channel,
+        chat_id=ctx.msg.chat_id,
+        content=(
+            f"Trigger created: {trigger.name}\n"
+            f"ID: {trigger.id}\n\n"
+            f"Command:\n{command}"
+        ),
+        metadata={**dict(ctx.msg.metadata or {}), "render_as": "text"},
+    )
+
 async def cmd_help(ctx: CommandContext) -> OutboundMessage:
     """Return available slash commands."""
     return OutboundMessage(
@@ -752,6 +796,8 @@ def register_builtin_commands(router: CommandRouter) -> None:
     router.prefix("/history ", cmd_history)
     router.exact("/goal", cmd_goal)
     router.prefix("/goal ", cmd_goal)
+    router.exact("/trigger", cmd_trigger)
+    router.prefix("/trigger ", cmd_trigger)
     router.exact("/dream", cmd_dream)
     router.exact("/dream-log", cmd_dream_log)
     router.prefix("/dream-log ", cmd_dream_log)

nanobot/command/router.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import re
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Awaitable, Callable
 
@@ -10,6 +11,26 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from nanobot.session.manager import Session
 
 Handler = Callable[["CommandContext"], Awaitable["OutboundMessage | None"]]
+_BOT_SUFFIX_RE = re.compile(r"^[A-Za-z0-9_]+$")
+
+
+def normalize_command_text(text: str) -> str:
+    """Normalize slash-command transport variants before routing.
+
+    Telegram and Discord-style command dispatch can produce ``/cmd@bot args``.
+    The bot suffix belongs to the transport, not the command name, so strip it
+    once at the router boundary while preserving user arguments verbatim.
+    """
+    stripped = text.strip()
+    if not stripped.startswith("/"):
+        return stripped
+    first, sep, rest = stripped.partition(" ")
+    if "@" not in first:
+        return stripped
+    command, suffix = first.rsplit("@", 1)
+    if command and suffix and _BOT_SUFFIX_RE.fullmatch(suffix):
+        return f"{command}{sep}{rest}" if sep else command
+    return stripped
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -50,7 +71,7 @@ class CommandRouter:
         self._prefix.sort(key=lambda p: len(p[0]), reverse=True)
 
     def is_priority(self, text: str) -> bool:
-        return text.strip().lower() in self._priority
+        return normalize_command_text(text).lower() in self._priority
 
     def is_dispatchable_command(self, text: str) -> bool:
         """Check whether *text* matches any non-priority command tier (exact or prefix).
@@ -58,7 +79,7 @@ class CommandRouter:
         Does NOT check priority tier.
         If this returns True, ``dispatch()`` is guaranteed to match a handler.
         """
-        cmd = text.strip().lower()
+        cmd = normalize_command_text(text).lower()
         if cmd in self._exact:
             return True
         for pfx, _ in self._prefix:
@@ -68,6 +89,7 @@ class CommandRouter:
 
     async def dispatch_priority(self, ctx: CommandContext) -> OutboundMessage | None:
         """Dispatch a priority command. Called from run() without the lock."""
+        ctx.raw = normalize_command_text(ctx.raw)
         handler = self._priority.get(ctx.raw.lower())
         if handler:
             return await handler(ctx)
@@ -75,6 +97,7 @@ class CommandRouter:
 
     async def dispatch(self, ctx: CommandContext) -> OutboundMessage | None:
         """Try exact, then prefix handlers. Returns None if unhandled."""
+        ctx.raw = normalize_command_text(ctx.raw)
         cmd = ctx.raw.lower()
 
         if handler := self._exact.get(cmd):

nanobot/triggers/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+"""Local external trigger support."""
+
+from nanobot.triggers.store import (
+    ExternalTriggerStore,
+    TriggerDisabledError,
+    TriggerNotFoundError,
+    TriggerStoreError,
+)
+from nanobot.triggers.types import ExternalTrigger, TriggerDelivery, TriggerRunRecord
+
+__all__ = [
+    "ExternalTrigger",
+    "ExternalTriggerStore",
+    "TriggerDelivery",
+    "TriggerDisabledError",
+    "TriggerNotFoundError",
+    "TriggerRunRecord",
+    "TriggerStoreError",
+]

nanobot/triggers/runner.py

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+"""Gateway delivery loop for local external triggers."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import uuid
+from typing import Any
+
+from loguru import logger
+
+from nanobot.bus.events import InboundMessage
+from nanobot.bus.queue import MessageBus
+from nanobot.triggers.store import ExternalTriggerStore
+from nanobot.triggers.types import ExternalTrigger, TriggerDelivery
+from nanobot.webui.metadata import WEBUI_MESSAGE_SOURCE_METADATA_KEY, WEBUI_TURN_METADATA_KEY
+
+EXTERNAL_TRIGGER_META = "_external_trigger"
+
+
+async def run_external_trigger_queue(
+    *,
+    store: ExternalTriggerStore,
+    bus: MessageBus,
+    poll_interval_s: float = 0.5,
+    batch_size: int = 20,
+) -> None:
+    """Poll local trigger deliveries and publish them as normal inbound messages."""
+    logger.info("External trigger queue started")
+    while True:
+        deliveries = store.claim_deliveries(limit=batch_size)
+        if not deliveries:
+            await asyncio.sleep(poll_interval_s)
+            continue
+
+        for delivery in deliveries:
+            try:
+                await _publish_delivery(store, bus, delivery)
+                store.complete_delivery(delivery)
+            except asyncio.CancelledError as exc:
+                store.retry_delivery(delivery, str(exc) or exc.__class__.__name__)
+                raise
+            except _TerminalDeliveryError as exc:
+                store.record_delivery(
+                    delivery.trigger_id,
+                    status="error",
+                    error=str(exc),
+                    run_at_ms=delivery.created_at_ms,
+                )
+                store.complete_delivery(delivery)
+                logger.warning(
+                    "Trigger: dropped delivery {} for {}: {}",
+                    delivery.id,
+                    delivery.trigger_id,
+                    exc,
+                )
+            except Exception as exc:
+                error = str(exc) or exc.__class__.__name__
+                retried = store.retry_delivery(delivery, error)
+                store.record_delivery(
+                    delivery.trigger_id,
+                    status="error",
+                    error=error,
+                    run_at_ms=delivery.created_at_ms,
+                )
+                logger.exception(
+                    "Trigger: failed delivery {} for {}{}",
+                    delivery.id,
+                    delivery.trigger_id,
+                    "; queued retry" if retried else "; moved to failed queue",
+                )
+
+
+class _TerminalDeliveryError(RuntimeError):
+    pass
+
+
+async def _publish_delivery(
+    store: ExternalTriggerStore,
+    bus: MessageBus,
+    delivery: TriggerDelivery,
+) -> None:
+    trigger = store.get(delivery.trigger_id)
+    if trigger is None:
+        raise _TerminalDeliveryError("trigger not found")
+    if not trigger.enabled:
+        raise _TerminalDeliveryError("trigger is disabled")
+
+    await bus.publish_inbound(
+        InboundMessage(
+            channel=trigger.channel,
+            sender_id=trigger.sender_id,
+            chat_id=trigger.chat_id,
+            content=delivery.content,
+            metadata=_delivery_metadata(trigger, delivery),
+            session_key_override=trigger.session_key,
+        )
+    )
+    store.record_delivery(
+        trigger.id,
+        status="ok",
+        run_at_ms=delivery.created_at_ms,
+    )
+
+
+def _delivery_metadata(trigger: ExternalTrigger, delivery: TriggerDelivery) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    metadata = dict(trigger.origin_metadata or {})
+    metadata[EXTERNAL_TRIGGER_META] = {
+        "trigger_id": trigger.id,
+        "trigger_name": trigger.name,
+        "delivery_id": delivery.id,
+        "created_at_ms": delivery.created_at_ms,
+    }
+    if trigger.channel == "websocket":
+        metadata.pop(WEBUI_TURN_METADATA_KEY, None)
+        metadata[WEBUI_TURN_METADATA_KEY] = f"trigger:{trigger.id}:{uuid.uuid4().hex}"
+        source: dict[str, str] = {"kind": "trigger"}
+        if trigger.name:
+            source["label"] = trigger.name
+        metadata[WEBUI_MESSAGE_SOURCE_METADATA_KEY] = source
+    return metadata

nanobot/triggers/store.py

@@ -0,0 +1,344 @@
+"""Workspace-scoped local trigger store and delivery queue."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import os
+import secrets
+import time
+import uuid
+from contextlib import suppress
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+from filelock import FileLock
+from loguru import logger
+
+from nanobot.triggers.types import ExternalTrigger, TriggerDelivery, TriggerRunRecord
+
+_TRIGGER_ID_ALPHABET = "ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ23456789"
+_MAX_RUN_HISTORY = 20
+_MAX_DELIVERY_ATTEMPTS = 10
+
+
+class TriggerStoreError(RuntimeError):
+    """Base class for trigger store errors."""
+
+
+class TriggerNotFoundError(TriggerStoreError):
+    """Raised when a trigger ID does not exist."""
+
+
+class TriggerDisabledError(TriggerStoreError):
+    """Raised when a trigger is disabled."""
+
+
+class ExternalTriggerStore:
+    """Persistent local triggers for one workspace."""
+
+    def __init__(self, workspace_path: Path):
+        self.workspace_path = Path(workspace_path)
+        self.root = self.workspace_path / "triggers"
+        self.store_path = self.root / "triggers.json"
+        self.inbox_dir = self.root / "inbox"
+        self.processing_dir = self.root / "processing"
+        self.failed_dir = self.root / "failed"
+        self._lock = FileLock(str(self.root / ".lock"))
+
+    def create(
+        self,
+        *,
+        name: str,
+        channel: str,
+        chat_id: str,
+        session_key: str,
+        sender_id: str = "trigger",
+        origin_metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+    ) -> ExternalTrigger:
+        """Create a new session-bound external trigger."""
+        clean_name = _clean_name(name)
+        channel = channel.strip()
+        chat_id = chat_id.strip()
+        session_key = session_key.strip()
+        if not channel or not chat_id or not session_key:
+            raise ValueError("channel, chat_id, and session_key are required")
+
+        now = _now_ms()
+        self._ensure_dirs()
+        with self._lock:
+            triggers = self._load_triggers_unlocked()
+            existing_ids = {trigger.id for trigger in triggers}
+            trigger_id = _new_trigger_id(existing_ids)
+            trigger = ExternalTrigger(
+                id=trigger_id,
+                name=clean_name,
+                enabled=True,
+                channel=channel,
+                chat_id=chat_id,
+                session_key=session_key,
+                sender_id=sender_id.strip() or "trigger",
+                origin_metadata=dict(origin_metadata or {}),
+                created_at_ms=now,
+                updated_at_ms=now,
+            )
+            triggers.append(trigger)
+            self._save_triggers_unlocked(triggers)
+            return trigger
+
+    def list_triggers(self, *, include_disabled: bool = False) -> list[ExternalTrigger]:
+        """List triggers in this workspace."""
+        self._ensure_dirs()
+        with self._lock:
+            triggers = self._load_triggers_unlocked()
+        if not include_disabled:
+            triggers = [trigger for trigger in triggers if trigger.enabled]
+        return sorted(triggers, key=lambda trigger: (trigger.updated_at_ms, trigger.id), reverse=True)
+
+    def list_for_session(
+        self,
+        session_key: str,
+        *,
+        include_disabled: bool = True,
+    ) -> list[ExternalTrigger]:
+        """List triggers bound to one session key."""
+        return [
+            trigger
+            for trigger in self.list_triggers(include_disabled=include_disabled)
+            if trigger.session_key == session_key
+        ]
+
+    def get(self, trigger_id: str) -> ExternalTrigger | None:
+        """Return one trigger by ID."""
+        self._ensure_dirs()
+        with self._lock:
+            return self._find_unlocked(self._load_triggers_unlocked(), trigger_id)
+
+    def enable(self, trigger_id: str, *, enabled: bool) -> ExternalTrigger | None:
+        """Enable or disable a trigger."""
+        self._ensure_dirs()
+        with self._lock:
+            triggers = self._load_triggers_unlocked()
+            trigger = self._find_unlocked(triggers, trigger_id)
+            if trigger is None:
+                return None
+            trigger.enabled = enabled
+            trigger.updated_at_ms = _now_ms()
+            self._save_triggers_unlocked(triggers)
+            return trigger
+
+    def update(self, trigger_id: str, *, name: str | None = None) -> ExternalTrigger | None:
+        """Update mutable trigger fields."""
+        self._ensure_dirs()
+        with self._lock:
+            triggers = self._load_triggers_unlocked()
+            trigger = self._find_unlocked(triggers, trigger_id)
+            if trigger is None:
+                return None
+            if name is not None:
+                trigger.name = _clean_name(name)
+            trigger.updated_at_ms = _now_ms()
+            self._save_triggers_unlocked(triggers)
+            return trigger
+
+    def delete(self, trigger_id: str) -> bool:
+        """Delete a trigger by ID."""
+        self._ensure_dirs()
+        with self._lock:
+            triggers = self._load_triggers_unlocked()
+            remaining = [trigger for trigger in triggers if trigger.id != trigger_id]
+            if len(remaining) == len(triggers):
+                return False
+            self._save_triggers_unlocked(remaining)
+            return True
+
+    def enqueue(self, trigger_id: str, content: str) -> TriggerDelivery:
+        """Queue a delivery for the gateway process to consume."""
+        trigger_id = trigger_id.strip()
+        if not content.strip():
+            raise ValueError("trigger message is required")
+        self._ensure_dirs()
+        with self._lock:
+            trigger = self._find_unlocked(self._load_triggers_unlocked(), trigger_id)
+            if trigger is None:
+                raise TriggerNotFoundError(f"trigger not found: {trigger_id}")
+            if not trigger.enabled:
+                raise TriggerDisabledError(f"trigger is disabled: {trigger_id}")
+            delivery = TriggerDelivery(
+                id=f"tdl_{uuid.uuid4().hex[:12]}",
+                trigger_id=trigger_id,
+                content=content,
+                created_at_ms=_now_ms(),
+            )
+            path = self.inbox_dir / f"{delivery.created_at_ms}-{delivery.id}.json"
+            self._atomic_write(path, json.dumps(_delivery_payload(delivery), ensure_ascii=False))
+            delivery.path = path
+            return delivery
+
+    def claim_deliveries(self, *, limit: int = 20) -> list[TriggerDelivery]:
+        """Move pending deliveries into processing and return them."""
+        self._ensure_dirs()
+        claimed: list[TriggerDelivery] = []
+        with self._lock:
+            for path in sorted(self.inbox_dir.glob("*.json"))[: max(0, limit)]:
+                try:
+                    data = json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+                    delivery = TriggerDelivery.from_dict(
+                        data.get("delivery", data),
+                        path=self.processing_dir / path.name,
+                    )
+                except Exception:
+                    logger.exception("Trigger: failed to parse delivery {}", path)
+                    self._move_bad_delivery_unlocked(path)
+                    continue
+                os.replace(path, delivery.path)
+                claimed.append(delivery)
+        return claimed
+
+    def complete_delivery(self, delivery: TriggerDelivery) -> None:
+        """Delete a claimed delivery after it is handled."""
+        if delivery.path is None:
+            return
+        self._ensure_dirs()
+        with self._lock:
+            delivery.path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+
+    def retry_delivery(self, delivery: TriggerDelivery, error: str) -> bool:
+        """Retry a claimed delivery unless it exceeded the attempt limit."""
+        if delivery.path is None:
+            return False
+        self._ensure_dirs()
+        with self._lock:
+            if delivery.attempts + 1 >= _MAX_DELIVERY_ATTEMPTS:
+                delivery.attempts += 1
+                delivery.last_error = error
+                failed = self.failed_dir / delivery.path.name
+                self._atomic_write(failed, json.dumps(_delivery_payload(delivery), ensure_ascii=False))
+                delivery.path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+                return False
+            delivery.attempts += 1
+            delivery.last_error = error
+            target = self.inbox_dir / delivery.path.name
+            self._atomic_write(target, json.dumps(_delivery_payload(delivery), ensure_ascii=False))
+            delivery.path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            return True
+
+    def record_delivery(
+        self,
+        trigger_id: str,
+        *,
+        status: str,
+        error: str | None = None,
+        run_at_ms: int | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Record the latest delivery status on a trigger."""
+        self._ensure_dirs()
+        run_at_ms = run_at_ms or _now_ms()
+        with self._lock:
+            triggers = self._load_triggers_unlocked()
+            trigger = self._find_unlocked(triggers, trigger_id)
+            if trigger is None:
+                return
+            trigger.last_run_at_ms = run_at_ms
+            trigger.last_status = "ok" if status == "ok" else "error"
+            trigger.last_error = None if status == "ok" else (error or "delivery failed")
+            trigger.updated_at_ms = _now_ms()
+            trigger.run_history.append(
+                TriggerRunRecord(
+                    run_at_ms=run_at_ms,
+                    status=trigger.last_status,
+                    error=trigger.last_error,
+                )
+            )
+            trigger.run_history = trigger.run_history[-_MAX_RUN_HISTORY:]
+            self._save_triggers_unlocked(triggers)
+
+    def _ensure_dirs(self) -> None:
+        self.root.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        self.inbox_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        self.processing_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        self.failed_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    def _load_triggers_unlocked(self) -> list[ExternalTrigger]:
+        if not self.store_path.exists():
+            return []
+        try:
+            data = json.loads(self.store_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+            return [
+                ExternalTrigger.from_dict(raw)
+                for raw in data.get("triggers", [])
+                if isinstance(raw, dict)
+            ]
+        except Exception as exc:
+            backup = self.store_path.with_suffix(
+                self.store_path.suffix + f".corrupt-{int(time.time())}"
+            )
+            with suppress(OSError):
+                os.replace(self.store_path, backup)
+            raise TriggerStoreError(
+                f"trigger store at {self.store_path} could not be loaded and was preserved "
+                "as a .corrupt-<ts> backup"
+            ) from exc
+
+    def _save_triggers_unlocked(self, triggers: list[ExternalTrigger]) -> None:
+        payload = {
+            "version": 1,
+            "triggers": [trigger.to_dict() for trigger in triggers],
+        }
+        self._atomic_write(self.store_path, json.dumps(payload, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _find_unlocked(
+        triggers: list[ExternalTrigger],
+        trigger_id: str,
+    ) -> ExternalTrigger | None:
+        return next((trigger for trigger in triggers if trigger.id == trigger_id), None)
+
+    def _move_bad_delivery_unlocked(self, path: Path) -> None:
+        target = self.failed_dir / f"{path.name}.bad"
+        with suppress(OSError):
+            os.replace(path, target)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _atomic_write(path: Path, content: str) -> None:
+        path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        tmp_path = path.with_name(f".{path.name}.{uuid.uuid4().hex}.tmp")
+        try:
+            with open(tmp_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+                f.write(content)
+                f.flush()
+                os.fsync(f.fileno())
+            os.replace(tmp_path, path)
+            with suppress(PermissionError):
+                fd = os.open(str(path.parent), os.O_RDONLY)
+                try:
+                    os.fsync(fd)
+                finally:
+                    os.close(fd)
+        except BaseException:
+            tmp_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+            raise
+
+
+def _new_trigger_id(existing_ids: set[str]) -> str:
+    for _ in range(100):
+        suffix = "".join(secrets.choice(_TRIGGER_ID_ALPHABET) for _ in range(8))
+        candidate = f"trg_{suffix}"
+        if candidate not in existing_ids:
+            return candidate
+    raise TriggerStoreError("could not allocate a unique trigger id")
+
+
+def _clean_name(name: str) -> str:
+    stripped = " ".join(name.strip().split())
+    return (stripped or "External trigger")[:120]
+
+
+def _now_ms() -> int:
+    return int(time.time() * 1000)
+
+
+def _delivery_payload(delivery: TriggerDelivery) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    return {
+        "version": 1,
+        "delivery": delivery.to_dict(),
+    }

nanobot/triggers/types.py

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+"""Persistent types for local external triggers."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any, Literal
+
+TriggerStatus = Literal["ok", "error"]
+
+
+def _get(data: dict[str, Any], camel: str, snake: str, default: Any = None) -> Any:
+    if camel in data:
+        return data[camel]
+    return data.get(snake, default)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class TriggerRunRecord:
+    """A single local trigger delivery record."""
+
+    run_at_ms: int
+    status: TriggerStatus
+    error: str | None = None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, data: dict[str, Any]) -> "TriggerRunRecord":
+        return cls(
+            run_at_ms=int(_get(data, "runAtMs", "run_at_ms", 0)),
+            status=str(data.get("status") or "error"),  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+            error=data.get("error"),
+        )
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return {
+            "runAtMs": self.run_at_ms,
+            "status": self.status,
+            "error": self.error,
+        }
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ExternalTrigger:
+    """A session-bound local trigger."""
+
+    id: str
+    name: str
+    enabled: bool
+    channel: str
+    chat_id: str
+    session_key: str
+    sender_id: str = "trigger"
+    origin_metadata: dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=dict)
+    created_at_ms: int = 0
+    updated_at_ms: int = 0
+    last_run_at_ms: int | None = None
+    last_status: TriggerStatus | None = None
+    last_error: str | None = None
+    run_history: list[TriggerRunRecord] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, data: dict[str, Any]) -> "ExternalTrigger":
+        history = [
+            record if isinstance(record, TriggerRunRecord) else TriggerRunRecord.from_dict(record)
+            for record in data.get("runHistory", data.get("run_history", []))
+            if isinstance(record, (dict, TriggerRunRecord))
+        ]
+        return cls(
+            id=str(data["id"]),
+            name=str(data.get("name") or data["id"]),
+            enabled=bool(data.get("enabled", True)),
+            channel=str(data.get("channel") or ""),
+            chat_id=str(_get(data, "chatId", "chat_id", "")),
+            session_key=str(_get(data, "sessionKey", "session_key", "")),
+            sender_id=str(_get(data, "senderId", "sender_id", "trigger") or "trigger"),
+            origin_metadata=dict(_get(data, "originMetadata", "origin_metadata", {}) or {}),
+            created_at_ms=int(_get(data, "createdAtMs", "created_at_ms", 0)),
+            updated_at_ms=int(_get(data, "updatedAtMs", "updated_at_ms", 0)),
+            last_run_at_ms=_get(data, "lastRunAtMs", "last_run_at_ms"),
+            last_status=_get(data, "lastStatus", "last_status"),  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+            last_error=_get(data, "lastError", "last_error"),
+            run_history=history,
+        )
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return {
+            "id": self.id,
+            "name": self.name,
+            "enabled": self.enabled,
+            "channel": self.channel,
+            "chatId": self.chat_id,
+            "sessionKey": self.session_key,
+            "senderId": self.sender_id,
+            "originMetadata": self.origin_metadata,
+            "createdAtMs": self.created_at_ms,
+            "updatedAtMs": self.updated_at_ms,
+            "lastRunAtMs": self.last_run_at_ms,
+            "lastStatus": self.last_status,
+            "lastError": self.last_error,
+            "runHistory": [record.to_dict() for record in self.run_history],
+        }
+
+
+@dataclass
+class TriggerDelivery:
+    """One pending local trigger delivery written by the CLI."""
+
+    id: str
+    trigger_id: str
+    content: str
+    created_at_ms: int
+    attempts: int = 0
+    last_error: str | None = None
+    path: Path | None = field(default=None, compare=False, repr=False)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(
+        cls,
+        data: dict[str, Any],
+        *,
+        path: Path | None = None,
+    ) -> "TriggerDelivery":
+        return cls(
+            id=str(data["id"]),
+            trigger_id=str(_get(data, "triggerId", "trigger_id", "")),
+            content=str(data.get("content") or ""),
+            created_at_ms=int(_get(data, "createdAtMs", "created_at_ms", 0)),
+            attempts=int(data.get("attempts", 0)),
+            last_error=data.get("lastError") or data.get("last_error"),
+            path=path,
+        )
+
+    def to_dict(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        return {
+            "id": self.id,
+            "triggerId": self.trigger_id,
+            "content": self.content,
+            "createdAtMs": self.created_at_ms,
+            "attempts": self.attempts,
+            "lastError": self.last_error,
+        }

nanobot/webui/gateway_services.py

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class GatewayServices:
     workspaces: WebUIWorkspaceController
     session_manager: Any | None
     cron_service: Any | None
+    external_trigger_store: Any | None
     cron_pending_job_ids: Callable[[str], set[str]] | None
 
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ def build_gateway_services(
     runtime_capabilities_overrides: dict[str, Any] | None,
     disabled_skills: set[str] | None = None,
     cron_service: Any | None = None,
+    external_trigger_store: Any | None = None,
     cron_pending_job_ids: Callable[[str], set[str]] | None = None,
     logger: Any = default_logger,
 ) -> GatewayServices:
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ def build_gateway_services(
         skills_workspace_path=workspace_path,
         disabled_skills=disabled_skills,
         cron_service=cron_service,
+        external_trigger_store=external_trigger_store,
         cron_pending_job_ids=cron_pending_job_ids,
         log=logger,
     )
@@ -81,5 +84,6 @@ def build_gateway_services(
         workspaces=workspaces,
         session_manager=session_manager,
         cron_service=cron_service,
+        external_trigger_store=external_trigger_store,
         cron_pending_job_ids=cron_pending_job_ids,
     )

nanobot/webui/session_automations.py

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ from typing import Any, Protocol
 from nanobot.cron.session_turns import CRON_HISTORY_META
 from nanobot.cron.types import CronJob
 from nanobot.session.manager import _message_preview_text
+from nanobot.triggers.types import ExternalTrigger
+
+AutomationJob = CronJob | ExternalTrigger
 
 
 class _CronServiceLike(Protocol):
@@ -21,6 +24,17 @@ class _CronServiceLike(Protocol):
     ) -> list[CronJob]: ...
 
 
+class _ExternalTriggerStoreLike(Protocol):
+    def list_triggers(self, *, include_disabled: bool = False) -> list[ExternalTrigger]: ...
+
+    def list_for_session(
+        self,
+        session_key: str,
+        *,
+        include_disabled: bool = True,
+    ) -> list[ExternalTrigger]: ...
+
+
 class _SessionManagerLike(Protocol):
     def read_session_file(self, key: str) -> dict[str, Any] | None: ...
 
@@ -28,26 +42,43 @@ class _SessionManagerLike(Protocol):
 def session_automation_jobs(
     cron_service: _CronServiceLike | None,
     session_key: str,
-) -> list[CronJob]:
+    *,
+    external_trigger_store: _ExternalTriggerStoreLike | None = None,
+) -> list[AutomationJob]:
     """Return user automations attached to the WebUI session."""
-    if cron_service is None:
-        return []
-    return cron_service.list_bound_cron_jobs_for_session(
-        session_key,
-        include_disabled=True,
-    )
+    jobs: list[AutomationJob] = []
+    if cron_service is not None:
+        jobs.extend(
+            cron_service.list_bound_cron_jobs_for_session(
+                session_key,
+                include_disabled=True,
+            )
+        )
+    if external_trigger_store is not None:
+        jobs.extend(
+            external_trigger_store.list_for_session(
+                session_key,
+                include_disabled=True,
+            )
+        )
+    return jobs
 
 
 def session_automations_payload(
     cron_service: _CronServiceLike | None,
     session_key: str,
     *,
+    external_trigger_store: _ExternalTriggerStoreLike | None = None,
     pending_job_ids: Collection[str] | None = None,
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Return user-created automation jobs attached to a WebUI session."""
     return {
         "jobs": serialize_automation_jobs(
-            session_automation_jobs(cron_service, session_key),
+            session_automation_jobs(
+                cron_service,
+                session_key,
+                external_trigger_store=external_trigger_store,
+            ),
             pending_job_ids=pending_job_ids,
         )
     }
@@ -56,11 +87,16 @@ def session_automations_payload(
 def all_automations_payload(
     cron_service: _CronServiceLike | None,
     *,
+    external_trigger_store: _ExternalTriggerStoreLike | None = None,
     session_manager: _SessionManagerLike | None = None,
     pending_job_ids: Collection[str] | None = None,
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
     """Return all cron jobs visible to the WebUI automation manager."""
-    jobs = cron_service.list_jobs(include_disabled=True) if cron_service is not None else []
+    jobs: list[AutomationJob] = []
+    if cron_service is not None:
+        jobs.extend(cron_service.list_jobs(include_disabled=True))
+    if external_trigger_store is not None:
+        jobs.extend(external_trigger_store.list_triggers(include_disabled=True))
     return {
         "jobs": serialize_automation_jobs(
             jobs,
@@ -72,7 +108,7 @@ def all_automations_payload(
 
 
 def serialize_automation_jobs(
-    jobs: list[CronJob],
+    jobs: list[AutomationJob],
     *,
     pending_job_ids: Collection[str] | None = None,
     include_details: bool = False,
@@ -90,12 +126,19 @@ def serialize_automation_jobs(
 
 
 def _serialize_job(
-    job: CronJob,
+    job: AutomationJob,
     *,
     pending: bool = False,
     include_details: bool = False,
     session_manager: _SessionManagerLike | None = None,
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    if isinstance(job, ExternalTrigger):
+        return _serialize_trigger(
+            job,
+            include_details=include_details,
+            session_manager=session_manager,
+        )
+
     payload = {
         "id": job.id,
         "name": job.name,
@@ -143,6 +186,66 @@ def _serialize_job(
     return payload
 
 
+def _serialize_trigger(
+    trigger: ExternalTrigger,
+    *,
+    include_details: bool = False,
+    session_manager: _SessionManagerLike | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    command = f'nanobot trigger {trigger.id} "message"'
+    payload = {
+        "id": trigger.id,
+        "name": trigger.name,
+        "enabled": trigger.enabled,
+        "kind": "external_trigger",
+        "schedule": {
+            "kind": "external",
+            "at_ms": None,
+            "every_ms": None,
+            "expr": None,
+            "tz": None,
+        },
+        "payload": {
+            "kind": "external_trigger",
+            "message": command,
+            "command": command,
+        },
+        "state": {
+            "next_run_at_ms": None,
+            "last_status": trigger.last_status,
+            "pending": False,
+        },
+    }
+    if not include_details:
+        return payload
+
+    payload["protected"] = False
+    payload["delete_after_run"] = False
+    payload["created_at_ms"] = trigger.created_at_ms
+    payload["updated_at_ms"] = trigger.updated_at_ms
+    payload["state"].update(
+        {
+            "last_run_at_ms": trigger.last_run_at_ms,
+            "last_error": trigger.last_error,
+            "run_history": [
+                {
+                    "run_at_ms": record.run_at_ms,
+                    "status": record.status,
+                    "duration_ms": 0,
+                    "error": record.error,
+                }
+                for record in trigger.run_history[-5:]
+            ],
+        }
+    )
+    payload["origin"] = _trigger_origin_payload(trigger, session_manager)
+    payload["trigger"] = {
+        "id": trigger.id,
+        "command": command,
+    }
+    return payload
+
+
 def _origin_payload(
     job: CronJob,
     session_manager: _SessionManagerLike | None,
@@ -161,6 +264,46 @@ def _origin_payload(
         }
 
     session_key = f"{channel}:{chat_id}"
+    return _websocket_origin_payload(
+        session_key=session_key,
+        channel=channel,
+        chat_id=chat_id,
+        session_manager=session_manager,
+    )
+
+
+def _trigger_origin_payload(
+    trigger: ExternalTrigger,
+    session_manager: _SessionManagerLike | None,
+) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    channel = trigger.channel
+    chat_id = trigger.chat_id
+    if not channel or not chat_id:
+        return None
+    if channel != "websocket":
+        return {
+            "channel": channel,
+            "title": "",
+            "preview": "",
+        }
+
+    return _websocket_origin_payload(
+        session_key=trigger.session_key or f"{channel}:{chat_id}",
+        channel=channel,
+        chat_id=chat_id,
+        session_manager=session_manager,
+    )
+
+
+def _websocket_origin_payload(
+    *,
+    session_key: str,
+    channel: str,
+    chat_id: str,
+    session_manager: _SessionManagerLike | None,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    title = ""
+    preview = ""
     if session_manager is not None:
         data = session_manager.read_session_file(session_key)
         if isinstance(data, dict):

nanobot/webui/ws_http.py

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from websockets.http11 import Response
 from nanobot.command.builtin import builtin_command_palette
 from nanobot.cron.session_turns import is_bound_cron_job
 from nanobot.cron.types import CronJob, CronSchedule
+from nanobot.triggers.types import ExternalTrigger
 from nanobot.utils.subagent_channel_display import scrub_subagent_messages_for_channel
 from nanobot.webui.file_preview import WebUIFilePreviewError, file_preview_payload
 from nanobot.webui.gateway_tokens import GatewayTokenStore, token_response_payload
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from nanobot.bus.queue import MessageBus
     from nanobot.cron.service import CronService
     from nanobot.session.manager import SessionManager
+    from nanobot.triggers.store import ExternalTriggerStore
 
 
 def _decode_api_key(raw_key: str) -> str | None:
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@ class GatewayHTTPHandler:
         skills_workspace_path: Path,
         disabled_skills: set[str] | None = None,
         cron_service: CronService | None = None,
+        external_trigger_store: ExternalTriggerStore | None = None,
         cron_pending_job_ids: Callable[[str], set[str]] | None = None,
         log: Any = logger,
     ) -> None:
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@ class GatewayHTTPHandler:
         self.skills_workspace_path = skills_workspace_path
         self.disabled_skills = disabled_skills or set()
         self.cron_service = cron_service
+        self.external_trigger_store = external_trigger_store
         self.cron_pending_job_ids = cron_pending_job_ids
         self._log = log
         self._runtime_surface = runtime_surface
@@ -490,6 +494,7 @@ class GatewayHTTPHandler:
             session_automations_payload(
                 self.cron_service,
                 decoded_key,
+                external_trigger_store=self.external_trigger_store,
                 pending_job_ids=pending_job_ids,
             )
         )
@@ -506,7 +511,11 @@ class GatewayHTTPHandler:
             return _http_error(404, "session not found")
         query = _parse_query(request.path)
         delete_automations = (_query_first(query, "delete_automations") or "").lower()
-        automation_jobs = session_automation_jobs(self.cron_service, decoded_key)
+        automation_jobs = session_automation_jobs(
+            self.cron_service,
+            decoded_key,
+            external_trigger_store=self.external_trigger_store,
+        )
         if automation_jobs and delete_automations not in {"1", "true", "yes"}:
             return _http_json_response(
                 {
@@ -515,9 +524,13 @@ class GatewayHTTPHandler:
                     "automations": serialize_automation_jobs(automation_jobs),
                 }
             )
-        if automation_jobs and self.cron_service is not None:
+        if automation_jobs:
             for job in automation_jobs:
-                self.cron_service.remove_job(job.id)
+                if isinstance(job, ExternalTrigger):
+                    if self.external_trigger_store is not None:
+                        self.external_trigger_store.delete(job.id)
+                elif self.cron_service is not None:
+                    self.cron_service.remove_job(job.id)
         deleted = self.session_manager.delete_session(decoded_key)
         delete_webui_thread(decoded_key)
         return _http_json_response({"deleted": bool(deleted)})
@@ -554,6 +567,7 @@ class GatewayHTTPHandler:
         return _http_json_response(
             all_automations_payload(
                 self.cron_service,
+                external_trigger_store=self.external_trigger_store,
                 session_manager=self.session_manager,
                 pending_job_ids=self._pending_cron_job_ids_for_all(),
             )
@@ -566,13 +580,19 @@ class GatewayHTTPHandler:
     ) -> Response:
         if not self.check_api_token(request):
             return _http_error(401, "Unauthorized")
-        if self.cron_service is None:
-            return _http_error(503, "cron service unavailable")
+        if self.cron_service is None and self.external_trigger_store is None:
+            return _http_error(503, "automation service unavailable")
 
         query = _parse_query(request.path)
         job_id = (_query_first(query, "id") or _query_first(query, "job_id") or "").strip()
         if not job_id:
             return _http_error(400, "missing automation id")
+        trigger = self.external_trigger_store.get(job_id) if self.external_trigger_store else None
+        if trigger is not None:
+            return self._handle_external_trigger_action(request, action, trigger)
+
+        if self.cron_service is None:
+            return _http_error(404, "automation not found")
         job = self.cron_service.get_job(job_id)
         if job is None:
             return _http_error(404, "automation not found")
@@ -618,6 +638,40 @@ class GatewayHTTPHandler:
 
         return self._handle_webui_automations(request)
 
+    def _handle_external_trigger_action(
+        self,
+        request: WsRequest,
+        action: str,
+        trigger: ExternalTrigger,
+    ) -> Response:
+        if self.external_trigger_store is None:
+            return _http_error(503, "trigger service unavailable")
+        if action == "enable":
+            if self.external_trigger_store.enable(trigger.id, enabled=True) is None:
+                return _http_error(404, "automation not found")
+        elif action == "disable":
+            if self.external_trigger_store.enable(trigger.id, enabled=False) is None:
+                return _http_error(404, "automation not found")
+        elif action == "delete":
+            if not self.external_trigger_store.delete(trigger.id):
+                return _http_error(404, "automation not found")
+        elif action == "run":
+            return _http_error(409, "external trigger requires a CLI message")
+        elif action == "update":
+            values = _automation_values_from_request(request)
+            if values is None:
+                return _http_error(400, "invalid automation update payload")
+            parsed = _parse_external_trigger_update(values)
+            if isinstance(parsed, str):
+                return _http_error(400, parsed)
+            if parsed:
+                if self.external_trigger_store.update(trigger.id, **parsed) is None:
+                    return _http_error(404, "automation not found")
+        else:
+            return _http_error(404, "unknown automation action")
+
+        return self._handle_webui_automations(request)
+
     @staticmethod
     def _log_automation_run_result(task: asyncio.Task[bool]) -> None:
         try:
@@ -830,6 +884,22 @@ def _parse_automation_update(
     return update
 
 
+def _parse_external_trigger_update(values: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any] | str:
+    update: dict[str, Any] = {}
+    if "name" in values:
+        raw_name = values.get("name")
+        if not isinstance(raw_name, str):
+            return "name must be a string"
+        name = raw_name.strip()
+        if not name:
+            return "name cannot be empty"
+        update["name"] = name
+    forbidden = [key for key in ("message", "schedule") if key in values]
+    if forbidden:
+        return "external trigger updates only support name"
+    return update
+
+
 def _parse_automation_schedule(values: dict[str, Any]) -> CronSchedule | str:
     raw_kind = values.get("kind")
     if not isinstance(raw_kind, str):

tests/channels/test_discord_channel.py

@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ async def test_slash_new_is_blocked_for_disallowed_user() -> None:
     assert handled == []
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("slash_name", ["stop", "restart", "status", "history", "model"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("slash_name", ["stop", "restart", "status", "history", "model", "trigger"])
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_slash_commands_forward_via_handle_message(slash_name: str) -> None:
     channel = DiscordChannel(DiscordConfig(enabled=True, allow_from=["*"]), MessageBus())
@@ -918,6 +918,31 @@ async def test_slash_model_forwards_optional_preset() -> None:
     assert handled[0]["metadata"]["is_slash_command"] is True
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_slash_trigger_forwards_optional_name() -> None:
+    channel = DiscordChannel(DiscordConfig(enabled=True, allow_from=["*"]), MessageBus())
+    handled: list[dict] = []
+
+    async def capture_handle(**kwargs) -> None:
+        handled.append(kwargs)
+
+    channel._handle_message = capture_handle  # type: ignore[method-assign]
+    client = DiscordBotClient(channel, intents=discord.Intents.none())
+    interaction = _make_interaction()
+    interaction.command.qualified_name = "trigger"
+
+    trigger_cmd = client.tree.get_command("trigger")
+    assert trigger_cmd is not None
+    await trigger_cmd.callback(interaction, name="PR review")
+
+    assert interaction.response.messages == [
+        {"content": "Processing /trigger PR review...", "ephemeral": True}
+    ]
+    assert len(handled) == 1
+    assert handled[0]["content"] == "/trigger PR review"
+    assert handled[0]["metadata"]["is_slash_command"] is True
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_slash_help_returns_ephemeral_help_text() -> None:
     channel = DiscordChannel(DiscordConfig(enabled=True, allow_from=["*"]), MessageBus())

tests/channels/test_telegram_channel.py

@@ -1577,12 +1577,14 @@ def test_telegram_bus_slash_command_regex_matches_agent_loop_commands() -> None:
     assert pat.fullmatch("/history")
     assert pat.fullmatch("/history 5")
     assert pat.fullmatch("/goal ship the feature")
+    assert pat.fullmatch("/trigger PR review")
     assert pat.fullmatch("/pairing list")
     assert pat.fullmatch("/model fast")
     assert pat.fullmatch("/skill")
     assert pat.fullmatch("/skill@nanobot_bot")
     assert pat.fullmatch("/new@nanobot_bot")
     assert pat.fullmatch("/goal@nanobot_bot refine objective")
+    assert pat.fullmatch("/trigger@nanobot_bot CI summary")
     assert pat.fullmatch("/dream-log deadbeef") is None
     assert pat.fullmatch("/dream-restore deadbeef") is None
 
@@ -1606,6 +1608,7 @@ async def test_on_help_includes_restart_command() -> None:
     assert "/dream" in help_text
     assert "/dream-log" in help_text
     assert "/goal" in help_text
+    assert "/trigger" in help_text
     assert "/pairing" in help_text
     assert "/model" in help_text
     assert "/dream-restore" in help_text

tests/channels/test_websocket_http_routes.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from nanobot.cron.service import CronService
 from nanobot.cron.types import CronJob, CronPayload, CronSchedule
 from nanobot.session.keys import UNIFIED_SESSION_KEY
 from nanobot.session.manager import Session, SessionManager
+from nanobot.triggers.store import ExternalTriggerStore
 from nanobot.webui.gateway_services import GatewayServices, build_gateway_services
 
 _PORT = 29900
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ def _make_handler(
     workspace_path: Path | None = None,
     runtime_model_name: Any | None = None,
     cron_service: CronService | None = None,
+    external_trigger_store: ExternalTriggerStore | None = None,
     cron_pending_job_ids: Any | None = None,
 ) -> GatewayServices:
     config = WebSocketConfig.model_validate(cfg) if isinstance(cfg, dict) else cfg
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ def _make_handler(
         runtime_surface="browser",
         runtime_capabilities_overrides=None,
         cron_service=cron_service,
+        external_trigger_store=external_trigger_store,
         cron_pending_job_ids=cron_pending_job_ids,
     )
 
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ def _ch(
     port: int = _PORT,
     runtime_model_name: Any | None = None,
     cron_service: CronService | None = None,
+    external_trigger_store: ExternalTriggerStore | None = None,
     cron_pending_job_ids: Any | None = None,
     **extra: Any,
 ) -> WebSocketChannel:
@@ -93,6 +97,7 @@ def _ch(
         workspace_path=workspace_path,
         runtime_model_name=runtime_model_name,
         cron_service=cron_service,
+        external_trigger_store=external_trigger_store,
         cron_pending_job_ids=cron_pending_job_ids,
     )
     return WebSocketChannel(cfg, bus, gateway=gateway)
@@ -319,6 +324,50 @@ async def test_session_automations_route_ignores_unified_owner(
         await server_task
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_session_automations_route_lists_external_triggers(
+    bus: MagicMock, tmp_path: Path
+) -> None:
+    port = _free_port()
+    base_url = f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}"
+    trigger_store = ExternalTriggerStore(tmp_path)
+    trigger = trigger_store.create(
+        name="PR review",
+        channel="websocket",
+        chat_id="abc",
+        session_key="websocket:abc",
+    )
+    channel = _ch(
+        bus,
+        session_manager=_seed_session(tmp_path, key="websocket:abc"),
+        external_trigger_store=trigger_store,
+        port=port,
+    )
+    server_task = asyncio.create_task(channel.start())
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.3)
+    try:
+        boot = await _http_get(f"{base_url}/webui/bootstrap")
+        token = boot.json()["token"]
+        auth = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}
+
+        resp = await _http_get(
+            f"{base_url}/api/sessions/websocket%3Aabc/automations",
+            headers=auth,
+        )
+
+        assert resp.status_code == 200
+        body = resp.json()
+        assert [job["id"] for job in body["jobs"]] == [trigger.id]
+        job = body["jobs"][0]
+        assert job["kind"] == "external_trigger"
+        assert job["schedule"]["kind"] == "external"
+        assert job["payload"]["kind"] == "external_trigger"
+        assert job["payload"]["command"] == f'nanobot trigger {trigger.id} "message"'
+    finally:
+        await channel.stop()
+        await server_task
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_webui_skills_route_requires_token_and_hides_paths(
     bus: MagicMock, tmp_path: Path
@@ -1080,6 +1129,86 @@ async def test_webui_automations_route_lists_all_jobs_and_allows_user_actions(
         await server_task
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_webui_automations_route_manages_external_triggers(
+    bus: MagicMock, tmp_path: Path
+) -> None:
+    port = _free_port()
+    base_url = f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}"
+    trigger_store = ExternalTriggerStore(tmp_path)
+    trigger = trigger_store.create(
+        name="PR review",
+        channel="websocket",
+        chat_id="abc",
+        session_key="websocket:abc",
+    )
+    channel = _ch(
+        bus,
+        session_manager=_seed_session(tmp_path, key="websocket:abc"),
+        external_trigger_store=trigger_store,
+        port=port,
+    )
+    server_task = asyncio.create_task(channel.start())
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.3)
+    try:
+        boot = await _http_get(f"{base_url}/webui/bootstrap")
+        token = boot.json()["token"]
+        auth = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}
+
+        listed = await _http_get(f"{base_url}/api/webui/automations", headers=auth)
+        assert listed.status_code == 200
+        by_id = {job["id"]: job for job in listed.json()["jobs"]}
+        assert by_id[trigger.id]["kind"] == "external_trigger"
+        assert by_id[trigger.id]["trigger"]["command"] == f'nanobot trigger {trigger.id} "message"'
+
+        disabled = await _http_get(
+            f"{base_url}/api/webui/automations/disable?id={trigger.id}",
+            headers=auth,
+        )
+        assert disabled.status_code == 200
+        stored = trigger_store.get(trigger.id)
+        assert stored is not None
+        assert stored.enabled is False
+
+        run = await _http_get(
+            f"{base_url}/api/webui/automations/run?id={trigger.id}",
+            headers=auth,
+        )
+        assert run.status_code == 409
+        assert "CLI message" in run.text
+
+        renamed = await _http_get(
+            f"{base_url}/api/webui/automations/update?id={trigger.id}",
+            headers={
+                **auth,
+                "X-Nanobot-Automation-Values": json.dumps({"name": "Release review"}),
+            },
+        )
+        assert renamed.status_code == 200
+        stored = trigger_store.get(trigger.id)
+        assert stored is not None
+        assert stored.name == "Release review"
+
+        bad_update = await _http_get(
+            f"{base_url}/api/webui/automations/update?id={trigger.id}",
+            headers={
+                **auth,
+                "X-Nanobot-Automation-Values": json.dumps({"message": "coupled"}),
+            },
+        )
+        assert bad_update.status_code == 400
+
+        deleted = await _http_get(
+            f"{base_url}/api/webui/automations/delete?id={trigger.id}",
+            headers=auth,
+        )
+        assert deleted.status_code == 200
+        assert trigger_store.get(trigger.id) is None
+    finally:
+        await channel.stop()
+        await server_task
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_session_delete_blocks_when_bound_automation_exists(
     bus: MagicMock, tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
@@ -1121,6 +1250,54 @@ async def test_session_delete_blocks_when_bound_automation_exists(
         await server_task
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_session_delete_blocks_and_cascades_external_triggers(
+    bus: MagicMock, tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr("nanobot.config.paths.get_data_dir", lambda: tmp_path)
+    port = _free_port()
+    base_url = f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}"
+    sm = _seed_session(tmp_path, key="websocket:doomed")
+    trigger_store = ExternalTriggerStore(tmp_path)
+    trigger = trigger_store.create(
+        name="PR review",
+        channel="websocket",
+        chat_id="doomed",
+        session_key="websocket:doomed",
+    )
+    channel = _ch(
+        bus,
+        session_manager=sm,
+        external_trigger_store=trigger_store,
+        port=port,
+    )
+    server_task = asyncio.create_task(channel.start())
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.3)
+    try:
+        boot = await _http_get(f"{base_url}/webui/bootstrap")
+        token = boot.json()["token"]
+        auth = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}
+
+        blocked = await _http_get(
+            f"{base_url}/api/sessions/websocket:doomed/delete",
+            headers=auth,
+        )
+        assert blocked.status_code == 200
+        assert blocked.json()["blocked_by_automations"] is True
+        assert trigger_store.get(trigger.id) is not None
+
+        deleted = await _http_get(
+            f"{base_url}/api/sessions/websocket:doomed/delete?delete_automations=true",
+            headers=auth,
+        )
+        assert deleted.status_code == 200
+        assert deleted.json()["deleted"] is True
+        assert trigger_store.get(trigger.id) is None
+    finally:
+        await channel.stop()
+        await server_task
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_session_delete_can_cascade_bound_automations(
     bus: MagicMock, tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch

tests/cli/test_commands.py

@@ -2516,6 +2516,38 @@ def test_serve_uses_api_config_defaults_and_workspace_override(
     assert seen["api_key"] == ""
 
 
+def test_trigger_cli_queues_message_in_workspace(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    tmp_path: Path,
+) -> None:
+    from nanobot.triggers.store import ExternalTriggerStore
+
+    config_file = _write_instance_config(tmp_path)
+    config = Config()
+    config.agents.defaults.workspace = str(tmp_path / "workspace")
+    _patch_cli_command_runtime(monkeypatch, config)
+
+    store = ExternalTriggerStore(config.workspace_path)
+    trigger = store.create(
+        name="Review hook",
+        channel="websocket",
+        chat_id="chat-1",
+        session_key="websocket:chat-1",
+    )
+
+    result = runner.invoke(
+        app,
+        ["trigger", "--config", str(config_file), trigger.id, "Review PR #4502"],
+    )
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+    assert f"Queued {trigger.id}" in result.stdout
+    deliveries = store.claim_deliveries()
+    assert len(deliveries) == 1
+    assert deliveries[0].trigger_id == trigger.id
+    assert deliveries[0].content == "Review PR #4502"
+
+
 def test_serve_cli_options_override_api_config(monkeypatch, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     config_file = _write_instance_config(tmp_path)
     config = Config()

tests/command/test_trigger_command.py

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+import pytest
+
+from nanobot.bus.events import InboundMessage
+from nanobot.command.builtin import build_help_text, register_builtin_commands
+from nanobot.command.router import CommandContext, CommandRouter
+from nanobot.triggers.store import ExternalTriggerStore
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_trigger_command_creates_session_bound_local_trigger(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    router = CommandRouter()
+    register_builtin_commands(router)
+    store = ExternalTriggerStore(tmp_path)
+    loop = SimpleNamespace(workspace=tmp_path, external_trigger_store=store)
+    msg = InboundMessage(
+        channel="websocket",
+        sender_id="user",
+        chat_id="chat-1",
+        content="/trigger@nanobot_bot PR review",
+        metadata={"webui": True},
+    )
+    ctx = CommandContext(
+        msg=msg,
+        session=None,
+        key="websocket:chat-1",
+        raw="/trigger@nanobot_bot PR review",
+        loop=loop,
+    )
+
+    assert router.is_dispatchable_command("/trigger@nanobot_bot PR review") is True
+    response = await router.dispatch(ctx)
+
+    assert response is not None
+    assert "Trigger created: PR review" in response.content
+    trigger = store.list_for_session("websocket:chat-1")[0]
+    assert trigger.name == "PR review"
+    assert trigger.channel == "websocket"
+    assert trigger.chat_id == "chat-1"
+    assert trigger.session_key == "websocket:chat-1"
+    assert f"nanobot trigger {trigger.id} \"message\"" in response.content
+
+
+def test_trigger_command_is_in_help_text() -> None:
+    assert "/trigger [name]" in build_help_text()

tests/triggers/test_external_triggers.py

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+from contextlib import suppress
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from nanobot.bus.events import InboundMessage
+from nanobot.triggers.runner import run_external_trigger_queue
+from nanobot.triggers.store import ExternalTriggerStore, TriggerDisabledError
+from nanobot.webui.metadata import WEBUI_MESSAGE_SOURCE_METADATA_KEY, WEBUI_TURN_METADATA_KEY
+
+
+def test_trigger_store_allows_multiple_triggers_per_session(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    store = ExternalTriggerStore(tmp_path)
+
+    first = store.create(
+        name="PR review",
+        channel="websocket",
+        chat_id="chat-1",
+        session_key="websocket:chat-1",
+    )
+    second = store.create(
+        name="CI summary",
+        channel="websocket",
+        chat_id="chat-1",
+        session_key="websocket:chat-1",
+    )
+
+    triggers = store.list_for_session("websocket:chat-1")
+    assert {trigger.id for trigger in triggers} == {first.id, second.id}
+    assert first.id.startswith("trg_")
+    assert second.id.startswith("trg_")
+    assert first.id != second.id
+
+
+def test_enqueue_rejects_disabled_trigger(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    store = ExternalTriggerStore(tmp_path)
+    trigger = store.create(
+        name="Disabled",
+        channel="telegram",
+        chat_id="123",
+        session_key="telegram:123",
+    )
+    store.enable(trigger.id, enabled=False)
+
+    with pytest.raises(TriggerDisabledError):
+        store.enqueue(trigger.id, "Review PR #4502")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_external_trigger_queue_publishes_bound_inbound_message(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    store = ExternalTriggerStore(tmp_path)
+    trigger = store.create(
+        name="PR review",
+        channel="websocket",
+        chat_id="chat-1",
+        session_key="websocket:chat-1",
+        origin_metadata={"webui": True, WEBUI_TURN_METADATA_KEY: "old-turn"},
+    )
+    store.enqueue(trigger.id, "Review PR #4502")
+    published: list[InboundMessage] = []
+
+    class _Bus:
+        async def publish_inbound(self, msg: InboundMessage) -> None:
+            published.append(msg)
+
+    task = asyncio.create_task(
+        run_external_trigger_queue(store=store, bus=_Bus(), poll_interval_s=0.01)
+    )
+    try:
+        for _ in range(100):
+            if published:
+                break
+            await asyncio.sleep(0.01)
+    finally:
+        task.cancel()
+        with suppress(asyncio.CancelledError):
+            await task
+
+    assert len(published) == 1
+    msg = published[0]
+    assert msg.channel == "websocket"
+    assert msg.chat_id == "chat-1"
+    assert msg.sender_id == "trigger"
+    assert msg.content == "Review PR #4502"
+    assert msg.session_key_override == "websocket:chat-1"
+    assert msg.metadata[WEBUI_TURN_METADATA_KEY].startswith(f"trigger:{trigger.id}:")
+    assert msg.metadata[WEBUI_TURN_METADATA_KEY] != "old-turn"
+    assert msg.metadata[WEBUI_MESSAGE_SOURCE_METADATA_KEY] == {
+        "kind": "trigger",
+        "label": "PR review",
+    }
+    assert msg.metadata["_external_trigger"]["trigger_id"] == trigger.id
+
+    stored = store.get(trigger.id)
+    assert stored is not None
+    assert stored.last_status == "ok"
+    assert stored.last_run_at_ms is not None
+    assert store.claim_deliveries() == []

webui/src/components/DeleteConfirm.tsx

@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ function formatAutomationSchedule(
         })
       : t("deleteConfirm.schedule.cron", { expr: job.schedule.expr });
   }
+  if (job.schedule.kind === "external" || job.payload.kind === "external_trigger") {
+    return t("deleteConfirm.schedule.external", { defaultValue: "External trigger" });
+  }
   return t("deleteConfirm.schedule.unknown");
 }
 
@@ -131,6 +134,9 @@ function formatAutomationNextRun(
   locale: string,
 ): string {
   if (!job.enabled) return t("deleteConfirm.next.disabled");
+  if (job.schedule.kind === "external" || job.payload.kind === "external_trigger") {
+    return t("deleteConfirm.next.external", { defaultValue: "Waiting for trigger" });
+  }
   const next = job.state.next_run_at_ms;
   if (!next) return t("deleteConfirm.next.none");
   return t("deleteConfirm.next.label", { time: fmtDateTime(next, locale) });

webui/src/components/MessageBubble.tsx

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export function MessageBubble({
   const reasoning = message.role === "assistant" ? message.reasoning ?? "" : "";
   const reasoningStreaming = !!(message.role === "assistant" && message.reasoningStreaming);
   const hasReasoning = reasoning.length > 0 || reasoningStreaming;
-  const automationSourceLabel = message.source?.kind === "cron"
+  const automationSourceLabel = message.source?.kind === "cron" || message.source?.kind === "trigger"
     ? (message.source.label?.trim() || t("message.automationSourceFallback"))
     : "";
   const automationTriggeredLabel = t("message.automationTriggered");

webui/src/components/settings/SettingsView.tsx

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   ChevronLeft,
   ChevronRight,
   Cloud,
+  Clipboard,
   Cpu,
   Database,
   Eye,
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ import {
   updateWebSearchSettings,
 } from "@/lib/api";
 import { notifyCliAppsChanged } from "@/lib/cli-app-events";
+import { copyTextToClipboard } from "@/lib/clipboard";
 import { getHostApi } from "@/lib/runtime";
 import { notifyMcpPresetsChanged } from "@/lib/mcp-preset-events";
 import { fmtDateTime, relativeTime } from "@/lib/format";
@@ -3671,6 +3673,7 @@ function AutomationListItem({
   const status = automationStatus(job, tx);
   const origin = automationOriginLabel(job, tx);
   const nextRun = formatAutomationNext(job, tx);
+  const summary = automationSummary(job, tx);
 
   return (
     <div role="listitem">
@@ -3696,7 +3699,7 @@ function AutomationListItem({
             </span>
           </span>
           <span className="mt-1.5 line-clamp-2 text-[12px] leading-5 text-muted-foreground">
-            {job.payload.message || tx("settings.automations.systemTask", "System-managed automation")}
+            {summary}
           </span>
           <span className="mt-2.5 flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2 text-[11.5px] leading-none text-muted-foreground">
             <span className="truncate" title={formatAutomationNextTitle(job, locale, tx)}>
@@ -3753,13 +3756,20 @@ function AutomationDetailPanel({
     : null;
   const created = job.created_at_ms ? fmtDateTime(job.created_at_ms, locale) : null;
   const updated = job.updated_at_ms ? fmtDateTime(job.updated_at_ms, locale) : null;
-  const message = job.payload.message || tx("settings.automations.systemTask", "System-managed automation");
+  const externalTrigger = isExternalTriggerAutomation(job);
+  const triggerCommand = automationTriggerCommand(job);
+  const message = automationDetailText(job, tx);
+  const messageLabel = externalTrigger
+    ? tx("settings.automations.fields.command", "Command")
+    : tx("settings.automations.fields.message", "Message");
   const schedule = formatAutomationSchedule(job, locale, tx);
   const [messageExpanded, setMessageExpanded] = useState(false);
+  const [commandCopied, setCommandCopied] = useState(false);
   const messageNeedsExpansion = automationMessageNeedsExpansion(message);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setMessageExpanded(false);
+    setCommandCopied(false);
   }, [job.id]);
 
   return (
@@ -3793,12 +3803,37 @@ function AutomationDetailPanel({
       <div className="grid min-h-0 min-w-0 flex-1 overflow-hidden lg:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_14.5rem]">
         <div className="min-h-0 min-w-0 space-y-3 overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain p-4 sm:p-5">
           <section className="rounded-[20px] border border-border/35 bg-background/62 px-4 py-3.5 shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_rgba(255,255,255,0.58)] dark:border-white/10 dark:bg-background/24">
-            <div className="text-[11px] font-medium leading-none text-muted-foreground/75">
-              {tx("settings.automations.fields.message", "Message")}
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+              <div className="text-[11px] font-medium leading-none text-muted-foreground/75">
+                {messageLabel}
+              </div>
+              {externalTrigger && triggerCommand ? (
+                <Button
+                  type="button"
+                  variant="ghost"
+                  size="sm"
+                  className="h-7 shrink-0 rounded-full px-2 text-[11.5px]"
+                  onClick={() => {
+                    void copyTextToClipboard(triggerCommand).then((ok) => {
+                      if (ok) setCommandCopied(true);
+                    });
+                  }}
+                >
+                  {commandCopied ? (
+                    <Check className="mr-1.5 h-3.5 w-3.5" aria-hidden />
+                  ) : (
+                    <Clipboard className="mr-1.5 h-3.5 w-3.5" aria-hidden />
+                  )}
+                  {commandCopied
+                    ? tx("settings.automations.commandCopied", "Copied")
+                    : tx("settings.automations.copyCommand", "Copy")}
+                </Button>
+              ) : null}
             </div>
             <div
               className={cn(
                 "mt-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words text-[13px] leading-6 text-foreground/85",
+                externalTrigger && "font-mono text-[12.5px]",
                 !messageExpanded && messageNeedsExpansion && "line-clamp-6",
               )}
             >
@@ -3905,7 +3940,8 @@ function AutomationActionGroup({
     t(key, { defaultValue: fallback, ...(values ?? {}) });
   const canManage = !job.protected;
   const hasLinkedChat = Boolean(job.origin);
-  const canRun = canManage && hasLinkedChat && job.enabled && !job.state.pending;
+  const externalTrigger = isExternalTriggerAutomation(job);
+  const canRun = canManage && hasLinkedChat && job.enabled && !job.state.pending && !externalTrigger;
   const toggleAction: AutomationAction = job.enabled ? "disable" : "enable";
   const canToggle = canManage && (job.enabled || hasLinkedChat);
   const toggleBusy = actionKey === `${toggleAction}:${job.id}`;
@@ -3927,14 +3963,16 @@ function AutomationActionGroup({
       >
         <Pencil className="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden />
       </AppsActionButton>
-      <AppsActionButton
-        ariaLabel={tx("settings.automations.runNow", "Run now")}
-        busy={actionKey === `run:${job.id}`}
-        disabled={!canRun}
-        onClick={() => void onAction("run", job)}
-      >
-        <PlayCircle className="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden />
-      </AppsActionButton>
+      {!externalTrigger ? (
+        <AppsActionButton
+          ariaLabel={tx("settings.automations.runNow", "Run now")}
+          busy={actionKey === `run:${job.id}`}
+          disabled={!canRun}
+          onClick={() => void onAction("run", job)}
+        >
+          <PlayCircle className="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden />
+        </AppsActionButton>
+      ) : null}
       <AppsActionButton
         ariaLabel={
           job.enabled
@@ -4057,6 +4095,7 @@ function AutomationEditDialog({
   const tx = (key: string, fallback: string, values?: Record<string, unknown>) =>
     t(key, { defaultValue: fallback, ...(values ?? {}) });
   const [draft, setDraft] = useState<AutomationEditDraft>(() => automationDraftFromJob(null));
+  const externalTrigger = isExternalTriggerAutomation(job);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setDraft(automationDraftFromJob(job));
@@ -4106,34 +4145,38 @@ function AutomationEditDialog({
                 />
               </label>
 
-              <label className="block space-y-1.5">
-                <span className="text-[12px] font-medium text-muted-foreground">
-                  {tx("settings.automations.fields.message", "Message")}
-                </span>
-                <Textarea
-                  value={draft.message}
-                  onChange={(event) => setDraft((prev) => ({ ...prev, message: event.target.value }))}
-                  className="min-h-[160px] resize-none rounded-[12px] text-[13px] leading-5"
-                />
-              </label>
+              {!externalTrigger ? (
+                <label className="block space-y-1.5">
+                  <span className="text-[12px] font-medium text-muted-foreground">
+                    {tx("settings.automations.fields.message", "Message")}
+                  </span>
+                  <Textarea
+                    value={draft.message}
+                    onChange={(event) => setDraft((prev) => ({ ...prev, message: event.target.value }))}
+                    className="min-h-[160px] resize-none rounded-[12px] text-[13px] leading-5"
+                  />
+                </label>
+              ) : null}
 
-              <div className="space-y-2">
-                <span className="text-[12px] font-medium text-muted-foreground">
-                  {tx("settings.automations.fields.scheduleType", "Schedule type")}
-                </span>
-                <SegmentedControl
-                  value={draft.scheduleKind}
-                  options={scheduleOptions}
-                  onChange={(value) =>
-                    setDraft((prev) => ({
-                      ...prev,
-                      scheduleKind: value as AutomationEditDraft["scheduleKind"],
-                    }))
-                  }
-                />
-              </div>
+              {!externalTrigger ? (
+                <div className="space-y-2">
+                  <span className="text-[12px] font-medium text-muted-foreground">
+                    {tx("settings.automations.fields.scheduleType", "Schedule type")}
+                  </span>
+                  <SegmentedControl
+                    value={draft.scheduleKind}
+                    options={scheduleOptions}
+                    onChange={(value) =>
+                      setDraft((prev) => ({
+                        ...prev,
+                        scheduleKind: value as AutomationEditDraft["scheduleKind"],
+                      }))
+                    }
+                  />
+                </div>
+              ) : null}
 
-              {draft.scheduleKind === "every" ? (
+              {!externalTrigger && draft.scheduleKind === "every" ? (
                 <div className="grid gap-2 sm:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_10rem]">
                   <label className="block space-y-1.5">
                     <span className="text-[12px] font-medium text-muted-foreground">
@@ -4174,7 +4217,7 @@ function AutomationEditDialog({
                 </div>
               ) : null}
 
-              {draft.scheduleKind === "cron" ? (
+              {!externalTrigger && draft.scheduleKind === "cron" ? (
                 <div className="grid gap-2 sm:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_12rem]">
                   <label className="block space-y-1.5">
                     <span className="text-[12px] font-medium text-muted-foreground">
@@ -4201,7 +4244,7 @@ function AutomationEditDialog({
                 </div>
               ) : null}
 
-              {draft.scheduleKind === "at" ? (
+              {!externalTrigger && draft.scheduleKind === "at" ? (
                 <label className="block space-y-1.5">
                   <span className="text-[12px] font-medium text-muted-foreground">
                     {tx("settings.automations.fields.runAt", "Run at")}
@@ -4266,7 +4309,7 @@ function AutomationDeleteDialog({
           <DialogDescription>
             {tx(
               "settings.automations.deleteDescription",
-              "This removes {{name}} from the cron store. Past chat messages stay in the session.",
+              "This removes {{name}} from automations. Past chat messages stay in the session.",
               { name: job?.name || job?.id || "" },
             )}
           </DialogDescription>
@@ -4297,6 +4340,34 @@ function AutomationDeleteDialog({
   );
 }
 
+function isExternalTriggerAutomation(job: SessionAutomationJob | null): boolean {
+  if (!job) return false;
+  return job.kind === "external_trigger"
+    || job.payload.kind === "external_trigger"
+    || job.schedule.kind === "external";
+}
+
+function automationTriggerCommand(job: SessionAutomationJob): string {
+  return job.trigger?.command || job.payload.command || job.payload.message || "";
+}
+
+function automationSummary(
+  job: SessionAutomationJob,
+  tx: (key: string, fallback: string, values?: Record<string, unknown>) => string,
+): string {
+  if (isExternalTriggerAutomation(job)) {
+    return automationTriggerCommand(job) || tx("settings.automations.externalTrigger", "External trigger");
+  }
+  return job.payload.message || tx("settings.automations.systemTask", "System-managed automation");
+}
+
+function automationDetailText(
+  job: SessionAutomationJob,
+  tx: (key: string, fallback: string, values?: Record<string, unknown>) => string,
+): string {
+  return automationSummary(job, tx);
+}
+
 function automationNeedsAttention(job: SessionAutomationJob): boolean {
   return job.state.last_status === "error";
 }
@@ -4308,6 +4379,7 @@ function automationStatusKey(
   if (job.state.pending) return "running";
   if (!job.enabled) return "paused";
   if (job.state.last_status === "error") return "failed";
+  if (isExternalTriggerAutomation(job)) return "active";
   if (job.delete_after_run && !job.state.next_run_at_ms && job.state.last_status === "ok") {
     return "completed";
   }
@@ -4371,6 +4443,7 @@ function automationEditDraftError(
   tx: (key: string, fallback: string, values?: Record<string, unknown>) => string,
 ): string | null {
   if (!draft.name.trim()) return tx("settings.automations.validation.nameRequired", "Name is required.");
+  if (isExternalTriggerAutomation(job)) return null;
   if (!draft.message.trim()) {
     return tx("settings.automations.validation.messageRequired", "Message is required.");
   }
@@ -4400,6 +4473,10 @@ function automationUpdatePayloadFromDraft(
   job: SessionAutomationJob | null,
 ): AutomationUpdatePayload | string {
   const name = draft.name.trim();
+  if (isExternalTriggerAutomation(job)) {
+    if (!name) return "invalid";
+    return { name };
+  }
   const message = draft.message.trim();
   if (!name || !message) return "invalid";
   const payload: AutomationUpdatePayload = { name, message };
@@ -4517,7 +4594,7 @@ function automationSearchParts(
   const scheduleParts = automationScheduleSearchParts(job);
   if (field === "id") return [job.id];
   if (field === "name") return [job.name, job.id];
-  if (field === "message") return [job.payload.message];
+  if (field === "message") return [job.payload.message, job.payload.command, job.trigger?.command];
   if (field === "chat") return originParts;
   if (field === "cron" || field === "schedule") return scheduleParts;
   if (field === "status") return [automationStatusKey(job), job.enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled"];
@@ -4525,6 +4602,9 @@ function automationSearchParts(
     job.id,
     job.name,
     job.payload.message,
+    job.payload.command,
+    job.trigger?.command,
+    isExternalTriggerAutomation(job) ? "trigger external" : null,
     ...scheduleParts,
     automationStatusKey(job),
     ...originParts,
@@ -4714,6 +4794,9 @@ function formatAutomationSchedule(
         })
       : tx("settings.automations.schedule.cron", "Cron {{expr}}", { expr: job.schedule.expr });
   }
+  if (isExternalTriggerAutomation(job)) {
+    return tx("settings.automations.schedule.external", "External trigger");
+  }
   return tx("settings.automations.schedule.custom", "Custom schedule");
 }
 
@@ -4768,6 +4851,9 @@ function formatAutomationNext(
 ): string {
   if (!job.enabled) return tx("settings.automations.next.paused", "Paused");
   if (job.state.pending) return tx("settings.automations.next.pending", "Running now");
+  if (isExternalTriggerAutomation(job)) {
+    return tx("settings.automations.next.external", "Waiting for trigger");
+  }
   if (!job.state.next_run_at_ms) return tx("settings.automations.next.none", "No next run");
   return relativeTime(job.state.next_run_at_ms);
 }

webui/src/i18n/locales/en/common.json

@@ -918,6 +918,10 @@
             "title": "Long-running goal",
             "description": "Tell the agent to treat this as a sustained multi-step goal."
           },
+          "trigger": {
+            "title": "Create local trigger",
+            "description": "Create a CLI trigger bound to this chat session."
+          },
           "help": {
             "title": "Show help",
             "description": "List available slash commands."

webui/src/i18n/locales/es/common.json

@@ -908,6 +908,10 @@
             "title": "Objetivo a largo plazo",
             "description": "Indica al agente que trate esto como un objetivo sostenido en varios pasos."
           },
+          "trigger": {
+            "title": "Crear trigger local",
+            "description": "Crea un trigger de CLI vinculado a esta sesion de chat."
+          },
           "help": {
             "title": "Mostrar ayuda",
             "description": "Lista los comandos slash disponibles."

webui/src/i18n/locales/fr/common.json

@@ -908,6 +908,10 @@
             "title": "Objectif long terme",
             "description": "Demandez à l’agent de traiter ceci comme un objectif multi‑étapes durable."
           },
+          "trigger": {
+            "title": "Créer un trigger local",
+            "description": "Crée un trigger CLI lié à cette session de chat."
+          },
           "help": {
             "title": "Afficher l’aide",
             "description": "Lister les commandes slash disponibles."

webui/src/i18n/locales/id/common.json

@@ -908,6 +908,10 @@
             "title": "Tujuan jangka panjang",
             "description": "Instruksikan agen memperlakukan ini sebagai tujuan multi-langkah yang berkelanjutan."
           },
+          "trigger": {
+            "title": "Buat trigger lokal",
+            "description": "Buat trigger CLI yang terikat ke sesi chat ini."
+          },
           "help": {
             "title": "Tampilkan bantuan",
             "description": "Daftar perintah slash yang tersedia."

webui/src/i18n/locales/ja/common.json

@@ -908,6 +908,10 @@
             "title": "長期目標",
             "description": "持続的な複数ステップの目標として扱うようエージェントに伝えます。"
           },
+          "trigger": {
+            "title": "ローカルトリガーを作成",
+            "description": "このチャットセッションに紐づく CLI トリガーを作成します。"
+          },
           "help": {
             "title": "ヘルプを表示",
             "description": "利用可能なスラッシュコマンドを一覧表示します。"

webui/src/i18n/locales/ko/common.json

@@ -908,6 +908,10 @@
             "title": "장기 목표",
             "description": "에이전트에게 지속적인 다단계 목표로 처리하도록 지시합니다."
           },
+          "trigger": {
+            "title": "로컬 트리거 만들기",
+            "description": "이 채팅 세션에 연결된 CLI 트리거를 만듭니다."
+          },
           "help": {
             "title": "도움말 보기",
             "description": "사용 가능한 슬래시 명령을 나열합니다."

webui/src/i18n/locales/vi/common.json

@@ -908,6 +908,10 @@
             "title": "Mục tiêu dài hạn",
             "description": "Yêu cầu agent xử lý đây là mục tiêu nhiều bước kéo dài."
           },
+          "trigger": {
+            "title": "Tạo trigger cục bộ",
+            "description": "Tạo trigger CLI gắn với phiên chat này."
+          },
           "help": {
             "title": "Hiển thị trợ giúp",
             "description": "Liệt kê các lệnh slash có sẵn."

webui/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN/common.json

@@ -917,6 +917,10 @@
             "title": "长期目标",
             "description": "让助手把当前请求当作需要多步骤持续推进的目标。"
           },
+          "trigger": {
+            "title": "创建本地触发器",
+            "description": "创建绑定到当前聊天会话的 CLI 触发器。"
+          },
           "help": {
             "title": "查看帮助",
             "description": "列出可用的斜杠命令。"

webui/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW/common.json

@@ -908,6 +908,10 @@
             "title": "長期目標",
             "description": "請助理把這則請求當成需要多步驟持續推進的目標。"
           },
+          "trigger": {
+            "title": "建立本機觸發器",
+            "description": "建立綁定到目前聊天工作階段的 CLI 觸發器。"
+          },
           "help": {
             "title": "查看說明",
             "description": "列出可用的斜線命令。"

webui/src/lib/types.ts

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export interface UIMediaAttachment {
   name?: string;
 }
 
-export interface UIMessageSource { kind: "cron"; label?: string; }
+export interface UIMessageSource { kind: "cron" | "trigger" | string; label?: string; }
 
 export interface UIMessage {
   id: string;
@@ -104,8 +104,9 @@ export interface SessionAutomationJob {
   delete_after_run?: boolean;
   created_at_ms?: number | null;
   updated_at_ms?: number | null;
+  kind?: "external_trigger" | "cron" | string;
   schedule: {
-    kind: "at" | "every" | "cron" | string;
+    kind: "at" | "every" | "cron" | "external" | string;
     at_ms?: number | null;
     every_ms?: number | null;
     expr?: string | null;
@@ -113,7 +114,8 @@ export interface SessionAutomationJob {
   };
   payload: {
     message: string;
-    kind?: "agent_turn" | "system_event" | string;
+    kind?: "agent_turn" | "system_event" | "external_trigger" | string;
+    command?: string;
   };
   state: {
     next_run_at_ms?: number | null;
@@ -135,6 +137,10 @@ export interface SessionAutomationJob {
     title?: string;
     preview?: string;
   } | null;
+  trigger?: {
+    id: string;
+    command: string;
+  };
 }
 
 export interface SessionAutomationsPayload { jobs: SessionAutomationJob[]; }

webui/src/tests/i18n.test.tsx

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const SLASH_COMMAND_KEYS = [
   "dream_log",
   "dream_restore",
   "goal",
+  "trigger",
   "help",
   "pairing",
 ];