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AI navigate

The ai_navigate step asks the AI to navigate to a described destination — a section, a result, a settings page — when the path varies between runs and fixed steps would be fragile.

In a workflow, this is a step object with "type": "ai_navigate". Steps run in order, and each step can read the outputs of the steps before it. See the full workflows reference for the 30+ step types.

Writ runs on your own accounts, with your own credentials and data, on sites you are authorized to use.

Fields

FieldTypeDescription
description required string The destination to reach, described in plain language.

Example

A single ai_navigate step as it appears in a workflow's steps array:

{
  "type": "ai_navigate",
  "config": { "description": "Open the billing settings page" }
}

How it behaves

  • Use it to absorb minor layout changes without re-recording the whole workflow.
  • Metered by tokens like other AI steps; record the path once it stabilizes.

Where it runs

The ai_navigate step executes wherever the run executes. On your local or BYO agent there is no compute charge and the agent can reach intranet-only systems; on Writ cloud the run is metered by running time (~$0.12 per browser-hour, from your plan’s included usage wallet.

What next

  • Workflows - the full step vocabulary and the workflow object.
  • Recorder - capture steps by clicking through a site.
  • Managed endpoints - turn the workflow into a REST endpoint, or an MCP tool.