Start Menu Tasks

Start Menu tasks are MBAgent's shortcut entry, letting you save frequent tasks as buttons so you can click to run next time without re-describing.

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1. What Is a Start Menu Task?

Start Menu Task = a saved prompt template + optional runtime environment config.

Scene	Suited for Start Menu Task?
"Help me write an English outreach email"	✅ High-frequency → save as task
"Query Mbbrowser 223223 store's today's orders"	✅ Fixed environment → save as task
"Organize files under D:\Downloads"	✅ Repetitive operation → save as task
"Help me write a poem"	❌ One-time task

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2. Open the Start Menu

There is a "Start Menu" entry on the left or top of MBAgent main UI. Click to display:

🔍[Search]

📂 Accounts & Browser

• Patrol all accounts
• Launch specified environment

📂 Data Collection

• Today's order summary
• Product price collection

📂 Document Processing

• Convert Excel to Markdown
• PDF text extraction

📂 Automation Scripts

• Run morning check script
• Generate daily report

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3. Run a Start Menu Task

Step 1: Find the Task

• Browse in the start menu list
• Or input a keyword in the search box (e.g. "order", "report")

Step 2: Click the Task

Click the task button, MBAgent will automatically:

1. Load task description
2. Fill into the input box (you can modify)
3. Set up the runtime environment (Mbbrowser environment, model, etc.)
4. Wait for you to click Send

Step 3: Confirm and Send

1. Check the input box content (modify if necessary)
2. Click the "Send" button
3. AI starts executing the task

TIP

Quick run: Double-click the task button to skip Step 2 (not displayed in the input box) and start execution directly.

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4. Built-in Task Categories

MBAgent comes with multiple official tasks, categorized by business scenario:

1. Accounts & Browser

• Patrol all accounts: Check each account's login status, cookies, fingerprint
• Launch specified environment: Launch Mbbrowser environment by environment ID
• Export environment package: Package Mbbrowser environment for backup

2. Data Collection

• Today's order summary: Collect today's orders from all stores
• Product price collection: Scrape product prices from specified websites
• Customer info aggregation: Aggregate customer info from multiple data sources

3. Document Processing

• Excel to Markdown: Convert Excel tables to markdown format
• PDF text extraction: Extract text content from PDF
• Batch rename: Batch rename files by rules

4. Automation Scripts

• Run morning check script: Auto-executed check script every morning
• Generate daily report: Auto-generate daily report based on data
• Batch publish: Publish content to multiple platforms

5. System Maintenance

• Check Mbbrowser version: Detect if Mbbrowser is latest
• Clean temp files: Clean workspace temp files
• Backup important data: Auto-backup AI memory bank and KMS

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5. Create a Custom Task

Step 1: Click the "+" Button

Click the "+" button at the top of the start menu; the "New Task" window pops up.

Step 2: Fill in Task Information

Field	Description	Example
Task name	Concise and clear	"Today's order summary"
Task category	Select or create new	Data collection / Report generation
Task description	Prompt received by AI	"Aggregate today's order count for all stores, sort by amount descending, write to reports/orders-YYYYMMDD.xlsx"
Icon	Pick an emoji or codicon	📊
Runtime environment	Optional	Mbbrowser environment ID / Concurrency / Timeout

Step 3: Use Variables (Optional)

The task description can use placeholders; users will be asked to fill them before running:

Please organize the orders for {{Customer Name}} on {{Order Date}} into a table

When running:

[Input] Customer Name = Mbbrowser Flagship Store
[Input] Order Date = 2026-09-24

Step 4: Save

Click the "Save" button; the task appears in the start menu.

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6. Edit / Delete / Copy Tasks

Edit

1. Right-click task → "Edit"
2. Modify name, description, variables, etc.
3. Save

Delete

1. Right-click task → "Delete"
2. Confirm (irrecoverable)

Copy

1. Right-click task → "Copy"
2. Auto-create a new task (name suffixed with "Copy")

Move to Other Category

1. Right-click task → "Move to..."
2. Select target category

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7. Custom Categories

Create New Category

1. Click the start menu "+" button → "New Category"
2. Input category name (e.g. "My Workflow")
3. Pick icon
4. Save

Rename Category

1. Right-click category title → "Rename"

Delete Category

1. Right-click category title → "Delete Category"
2. Tasks inside the category will move to "Uncategorized"

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8. Start Menu Sync Mechanism

Official Task Updates

Mbbrowser official maintains an official start menu XML; when publishing a new version it pushes to all MBAgent clients:

mbAgent local official.xml
  → POST /api/mbagent/start_menu_manifest
  → Returns version + directory tree + each task content_hash
  → Local SHA-256 reuses unchanged prompts
  → POST /api/mbagent/start_menu_contents
  → Verify each prompt's SHA-256
  → Rebuild complete official.xml
  → Atomic replace local cache

Key design:

• ✅ Client only downloads the changed parts, not the whole package
• ✅ Verify SHA-256 to ensure prompts are not tampered with
• ✅ On failure, keep the old local XML without breaking experience

Custom Task Sync

Custom tasks only exist locally, not auto-synced to the cloud.

If you need multi-device sharing:

1. Manually export task list (JSON)
2. Import on another machine

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9. Shortcuts

Shortcut	Function
Ctrl + Shift + M	Open start menu
↑ / ↓	Move up/down in task list
Enter	Run currently selected task
Esc	Close start menu

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10. Best Practices

Task Naming Tips

✅ Good naming:

• "Today's order summary"
• "Amazon store patrol"
• "Excel to Markdown"

❌ Bad naming:

• "Task 1"
• "New task"
• "test"

Task Description Writing

✅ Good description:

Aggregate today's order count for all stores (including order ID, amount, customer, status),
sort by amount descending, write to reports/orders-{today date}.xlsx.
If any order amount > 1000, mark "Big order" in the notes column.

❌ Bad description:

Aggregate orders

When to Create a Task

• ✅ Things done weekly / daily repeatedly
• ✅ Things shared across the team
• ✅ Things complex and easy to forget parameters

❌ One-time tasks don't need to be saved

Task Version Management

Recommend adding a version number to the task description:

[Version 1.2 - 2026-09-24]
Aggregate today's orders from all stores...

Easier for future maintenance.

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11. FAQ

Q1: Built-in tasks disappeared / got messed up

Solution: In "Settings → Start Menu", click "Restore Official Menu".

Q2: Can I share my custom tasks with colleagues?

Yes:

1. Right-click task → "Export" → save JSON
2. Send to colleague
3. Colleague right-click → "Import" → select JSON

Q3: Task errors at runtime, what to do?

1. View error info
2. Check if task description is clear
3. Check runtime environment config (is Mbbrowser environment online?)
4. Re-edit task if necessary

Q4: Is there an upper limit on the number of start menu tasks?

Theoretically no upper limit, but recommend keeping < 50, otherwise hard to find.

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