> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.planetcrust.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.planetcrust.com/human-automations/building-taq-automations/taq-actions-and-queries-lookups.md).

# TAQ Actions and Queries (Lookups)

### Types of Actions and Lookups

The Actions and Lookups in TAQ Automations fall broadly into five categories:

* Creation of Notifications
* Lookup, Create, Update and Delete of Records
* Create, Update and Delete of Users
* Agent Prompting
* Third-party Actions and Lookups. These are not documented here, but in [@Human Connections](/human-connections/readme.md).  

### Notifications

#### Send Notification

This is the simpler of the two TAQ notification actions, producing a non-linked notification

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The Notification itself shows directly in the notification sidebar. The number on the alarm bell in the top right corner will increase to indicated a notification. Clicking on the alarm bell opens the notification side bar.&#x20;

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### Records

#### Clone Record

Creates a copy of an existing record

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#### Create Record

Creates a record in a specific Namespace Module, allowing a value to specified manually or inherited from a previous step (e.g. the output of an Agent).

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#### Delete Record

Deletes a record by its value/ID

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#### Find Newest Record

Finds the latest record in a specified Namespace Module

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#### Find Oldest Record

Finds the first record created in a specified Namespace Module

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#### Update Record

Updates and existing record with one or more specified values.

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