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# Add an Action

**Built-In Actions**

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The screenshots below are from the Sandbox/SAAS, but addition a built in Action with the Open Source Docker works the same way.
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To get started quickly, we'll use one of the built-in unSkript Actions to create your xRunBook (you can write your own [Actions](/unskript-documentation/actions/create-custom-actions.md)). From within the xRunBook editor interface, use the search bar on the right to search the available actions.

![Searching for mongo returns all relevant results](/files/cvNqRBdk2qP2A12K5Kjh)

You can scroll through the results if needed. Once you find an Action that you would like to include in the xRunBook, drag and drop it in the left pane. This will insert the Action into your xRunBook.

![Include an action by dragging it into the left pane](/files/E5TrPsIijlS6y5LOJeBo)

**Custom Actions**

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You can also create a custom Action. Click on the Add button and select Action from the drop-down. This will generate an empty Action in your xRunBook that you can use to create your own custom Action.

![](/files/eWA1sF0YWmjC4tY657zK)

Name the Action and configure it as per your workflow process.&#x20;

![](/files/647sJfYkizt3dvkjzTBi)

Read more on [Custom Actions](/unskript-documentation/actions/create-custom-actions.md) on our dedicated page.


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