Vellum is an AI agent platform that allows users to create automated workflows by simply describing what they want accomplished. The system takes natural language descriptions and transforms them into functional AI agents that can handle various operational tasks across different business functions.

Key features include the ability to build agents that pull data from various sources like Notion, Linear, PostHog, Salesforce, Google Sheets, Stripe, and HubSpot. Agents can analyze data patterns, detect trends, generate reports, create content, and automate compliance checks. The platform supports scheduling agents to run automatically, triggering them via API calls, and using them through a user interface. Agents can output results to destinations like Slack, Notion, Gmail, Google Docs, and other integrated platforms.

The platform works by interpreting natural language descriptions and automatically building the necessary workflow components. Users describe their desired automation process, and Vellum constructs the agent with appropriate tools and connections to required services. The system handles the technical implementation while providing visibility into how decisions are made.

Benefits include automating repetitive operational tasks across product management, sales, marketing, finance, customer support, and legal functions. Use cases include detecting declining usage trends ahead of renewals, tracking team progress without meetings, writing SEO-optimized articles, flagging suspicious transactions, automating KYC checks, summarizing investment portfolios, reviewing contracts, and preparing sales meetings.

Target users include businesses looking to automate operational tasks across various departments. The platform integrates with over 1,000 tools including Notion, Slack, Google Workspace, Salesforce, HubSpot, Linear, Stripe, and many others. Technical details include the ability to inspect generated code for local use and multiple interaction modes including UI, API calls, and scheduled triggers.