# Add Paige as Virtual Responder

Configure an Incident Workflow to deploy Paige as a virtual responder in Slack or the PagerDuty web app


> **Early Access:** This feature is currently in [Early Access](https://www.pagerduty.com/early-access/) and subject to change.

## Overview

Paige, PagerDuty's SRE Agent, acts as a virtual responder for your incidents. It automatically investigates as incidents trigger, gathering context from your connected integrations and surfacing recommended next steps. This ensures your team gets the information they need to act immediately, without spending time on manual investigation.

## Enabling Paige

Paige is enabled through your existing Incident Workflows. Once configured, Paige activates automatically when an incident triggers—no manual invocation required.

### Key Capabilities

When invoked, Paige:

- **Reviews** past incidents and notes for historical context.
- **Gathers Information** automatically from configured integrations and connectors, including Confluence, log sources, and other connected tools.
- **Surfaces Recommended Workflows** so your team can take decisive action quickly.

### Getting Started with Templates

To get up and running quickly, PagerDuty provides two pre-built templates for adding Paige to an Incident Workflow. Choose the option that best fits your team's workspace:

1. Navigate to **Incident Workflows** and select **View more templates**.
2. Locate the **Paige Virtual Responder** templates. You can choose to publish Paige's updates directly to:

- [A dedicated incident **Slack channel**](#configuring-paige-virtual-responder-in-a-dedicated-incident-channel-in-slack).
- [The **PagerDuty Web Application**](#configuring-paige-virtual-responder-in-the-pagerduty-web-app).

### Configuring Paige Virtual Responder in a Dedicated Incident Channel in Slack

#### Step 1 - Open the Template

1. Navigate to **Automation**  →  **Incident Workflows** in the PagerDuty web app.
2. In the templates section at the top, click **Paige virtual responder** in dedicated incident Slack.
3. Review the template preview.
4. Click **Use Template**.

#### Step 2 - Configure the Trigger

You can configure a [Condition and/or Manual](/ai-automation/automation/incident-workflows#triggers) trigger to run the workflow.

> The Conditional Trigger fires automatically when an incident in an associated service is created or updated. The Manual Trigger allows responders to invoke the workflow on demand from an incident.

> **Conditional Trigger Tip:** Scoping a conditional trigger to high-urgency incidents is a good starting point to limit noise.

#### Step 3 - Configure Add Paige Action

1. Click **Add Paige** action block.
2. Under **Surface**, select **Slack**.
   - This dynamically links Paige's output to the dedicated Slack channel created for each incident.
3. Click **Save**.

#### Step 4 - Publish and Test the Workflow

1. Click **Publish**.
2. Test by triggering an incident on one of your configured services. Paige will automatically create a dedicated Slack channel (e.g., #incident_1234) and post its findings including historical context, root cause analysis, links to relevant runbooks and dashboards, and prioritized next steps.

### Configuring Paige Virtual Responder in the PagerDuty Web App

#### Step 1 - Open the Template

1. Navigate to **Automation**  →  **Incident Workflows** in the PagerDuty web app.
2. In the templates section at the top, click **Paige virtual responder** in PagerDuty.
3. Review the template preview.
4. Click **Use Template**.

#### Step 2 - Configure the Trigger

You can configure a [Condition and/or Manual](/ai-automation/automation/incident-workflows#triggers) trigger to run the workflow.

> The Conditional Trigger fires automatically when an incident in an associated service is created or updated. The Manual Trigger allows responders to invoke the workflow on demand from an incident.

> **Conditional Trigger Tip:** Scoping a conditional trigger to high-urgency incidents is a good starting point to limit noise.

#### Step 3 - Configure Add Paige Action

1. Click **Add Paige** action block.
2. Under **Surface**, select **PagerDuty Web**.
3. Click **Save**.

#### Step 4 - Publish and Test the Workflow

1. Click **Publish**.
2. Test by triggering an incident on one of your configured services.