Locking Agent Variables
Decide which workflow variables you pin at publish time and which ones buyers fill in themselves.
Written By Philippe
Last updated 2 days ago
Locking Agent Variables
If your workflow uses variables, the publish form shows each one and gives you a choice per variable: fill it now or leave it empty.
When to Lock a Value
- Things you control: an endpoint, a model name, a template, a default limit.
- Values that must be identical for every buyer for the agent to behave as advertised.
Locked values are hidden from buyers — but don't put secrets in workflow variables. API keys and tokens belong in credentials, which are stored encrypted and have their own flow.
When to Leave It to the Buyer
- Buyer-specific targets: their channel name, their spreadsheet, their email address.
- Preferences: tone, language, thresholds they should tune.
Example. A "Daily report to Slack" agent:
What Buyers See
Buyers only see the empty variables, as a small setup form when they activate your agent. Give those variables clear names in your workflow — the name is the label they'll see.