---
title: 'How to Use AI Agents to Automate Your Work'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=8s56HbUldWQ'
video_id: '8s56HbUldWQ'
date: 2026-08-14
---

# How to Use AI Agents to Automate Your Work

> Source: [How to Use AI Agents to Automate Your Work](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8s56HbUldWQ)

## Summary

This video explains how AI agents can go beyond simple Q&A to actually perform tasks like sending emails, updating spreadsheets, and posting to Slack. It walks through setting up an agent on Zapier and connecting Claude for enhanced automation.

### Key Points

- **AI agents can do tasks** [00:00] — AI agents can perform actions like sending emails, updating spreadsheets, or posting to Slack, not just answer questions.
- **Setting up an agent on Zapier** [00:12] — Sign up for free at Zapier.com, click on Agents, type your request in plain language, connect the apps, test, and turn it on.
- **Connecting Claude to Zapier** [00:25] — Connect Claude to Zapier by going to Claude, opening Settings, selecting Connectors, and configuring Zapier.

## Transcript

If you're only using cloud to ask questions or write emails, you're missing out. With Agents, AI can actually do things for you, like send emails, update spreadsheets,
or post to Slack. Head to Zapier.com and sign up for free. Click on Agents, type exactly what you want it to do in plain language, then connect the apps it needs. Test it, turn it on, and let it handle the boring stuff.
You now have your own AI assistant working for you. And here's a bonus, you can connect Claude directly to Zapier in just a few clicks. Go to Claude, open Settings, select Connectors, and configure Zapier.