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Tess AI Make integrationAutomate Tess AI with Make.

Can your Tess AI agents work inside your other tools without copy and paste? The Tess AI Make integration gives you 12 modules, 7 actions and 5 searches. This page shows how to link your account and wire a first scenario, even if Make is new to you.

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What you can automate

What does the Tess AI Make integration do?

The Tess AI Make integration lets Make, a no-code automation tool, send work to your Tess AI account and pick up the result. You build a scenario (the automation itself, a chain of bricks called modules) that runs an agent, creates an image or a video, or handles files, then passes the output to the next app.

Answers drafted by an agent. A form or a support tool hands a question to Make, Execute an Agent sends it to one of your Tess AI agents, and the reply lands wherever your team reads it. Each item that flows between modules is called a bundle: one message, one row, one file.

Audio turned into text. A recording reaches Tess AI through Upload a File, and Create a Transcription Job asks for the transcript. Handy for sales calls or interviews that nobody has time to replay.

Visuals on demand. A product name or a campaign brief becomes a picture with Generate an Image, or a clip with Generate a Video File, ready to drop into a shared folder.

One honest limit: Tess AI has no trigger in Make, so Tess AI cannot start a scenario on its own. Something else starts it, another app or the scenario's schedule. The official Make doc for this app is also flagged as AI-generated, so check anything critical against Tess AI's own documentation. If you want a feel for the platform first, read the Make review; if you also weigh n8n, the n8n vs Make comparison lays out the criteria, and the Make pricing page explains how plans count usage.

Connect

How do you connect Tess AI to Make?

  1. 01

    Generate an API key in Tess AI

    Make talks to Tess AI with an API key, so you need an active Tess AI account first. In Tess AI, open the User Menu, go to API Tokens, click Add New Token and copy the key shown on screen.

  2. 02

    Add a Tess AI module in Make

    Log in to Make, open your scenario and add any Tess AI module, for example Execute an Agent. Then click Create a connection. A connection is your Tess AI account linked to Make once, and every Tess AI module reuses it.

  3. 03

    Paste the key and save

    Give the connection a clear label in the Connection name field if you like (it is optional), then paste the API key you copied. Save, and the module is ready to fill in.

First scenario

Build your first scenario with Tess AI

GoalWhen another app sends Make a new question, Make hands it to a Tess AI agent with Execute an Agent.

  1. 01

    Create the scenario

    On the Scenarios page, create a new scenario and click the +. Pick the app that holds the questions, such as a form tool, and its module that fetches new entries.

  2. 02

    Add Execute an Agent

    Click the + on the right of that first module, search for Tess AI and choose Execute an Agent. Click Create a connection and paste your API key.

  3. 03

    Map the incoming question

    Fill in the module fields. Once the connection exists, Make lists what it can read in your Tess AI account, and you drag the question from the first module into the right field.

  4. 04

    Test with Run once

    Click Run once. Make runs the scenario a single time and shows the bundles each module received, so you can read the agent's answer before anything goes live.

  5. 05

    Schedule and switch on

    Open the clock on the first module (Scheduling): a new scenario runs every 15 minutes unless you pick another rhythm. Choose one that matches how often requests come in, then switch the scenario on so it works without you.

Modules

What can the Tess AI modules do in Make?

Tess AI gives you 12 modules. For each one: what it does for you, when to reach for it, and what to watch out for.

Tess AI1

Create a Conversation

ActionIn the docs only

Opens a new conversation in Tess AI from your scenario, so a thread exists on the Tess AI side for whatever just happened in another tool. It is an action, which means it works on one bundle at a time.

When to use it
a new support ticket or lead arrives and you want a dedicated Tess AI conversation for it.
Watch out
the doc gives no field list for this module, so open it in Make and check what it asks for.
Tess AI2

Create a Transcription Job

ActionIn the docs only

Gives you text from audio: the module asks Tess AI to start a transcription, so a recorded call or interview can become something you can search and reuse. The name says job, so expect the work to be launched rather than a finished transcript in every case.

When to use it
a recording lands in your storage and the team wants a written version.
Watch out
test with Run once and read the bundle to see what comes back.
Tess AI3

Execute a Long Running Agent

ActionIn the docs only

Hands a heavier task to one of your Tess AI agents, the kind that needs time to produce its result. It sits next to Execute an Agent and the naming is the main clue: this one is meant for agents that do not answer right away.

When to use it
the agent writes a long report or works through a big document.
Watch out
on the Free plan a scenario runs 5 minutes at most, so a slow agent can hit that ceiling.
Tess AI4

Execute an Agent

ActionIn the docs only

Sends an input to one of your Tess AI agents and brings its answer back into the scenario, ready for the next module. This is usually the heart of a Tess AI scenario: data comes in from one app, the agent works on it, the result goes out.

When to use it
drafting a reply to an inbound message or classifying a request.
Watch out
each run counts as one operation, which is what Make bills on your plan.
Tess AI5

Generate a Video File

ActionIn the docs only

Produces a video file with Tess AI from inside a scenario, so a clip can be created without opening the Tess AI interface. The output can then travel to a storage app or a publishing tool in the next module.

When to use it
a new product or campaign entry should come with a short visual.
Watch out
the Free plan caps files at 5 MB and data transfer at 512 MB, which a video can eat quickly.
Tess AI6

Generate an Image

ActionIn the docs only

Creates a picture with Tess AI and hands it to the rest of the scenario. Instead of prompting by hand each time, you feed the description from another app and collect the image automatically.

When to use it
a blog draft or a product sheet needs an illustration as soon as it is created.
Watch out
the doc does not list the options for this module, so check the available fields in Make before you map anything.
Tess AI7

Search Agent Details

SearchIn the docs only

Reads what Tess AI knows about an agent, so your scenario can look at its information before doing anything with it. As a search, it can return zero, one or several bundles, and the next modules run once for each.

When to use it
you need to confirm which agent you are about to call.
Watch out
an empty result is possible, so plan what the scenario should do when nothing is found.
Tess AI8

Search Agent Execution Response

SearchIn the docs only

Fetches the response of an agent run, which helps when the answer is not ready at the moment the agent starts. Pairing it with Execute a Long Running Agent is a reasonable guess from the names, not something the doc states.

When to use it
a later step needs the output of an agent run that was launched earlier.
Watch out
the search may come back empty if the run has not finished, so test with Run once.
Tess AI9

Search Agents

SearchIn the docs only

Lists agents from your Tess AI account, which is useful when you want the scenario to find an agent instead of hard-coding one. Several agents mean several bundles, and every module placed after it runs for each of them.

When to use it
building an inventory of agents in a spreadsheet for your team.
Watch out
more bundles also means more operations counted on your plan.
Tess AI10

Search File Details

SearchIn the docs only

Looks up the information Tess AI keeps about a file, so the scenario can check it before passing it along. Compared with Search Files, it targets details rather than a list of files.

When to use it
after Upload a File, to confirm the upload before starting a transcription or an agent run.
Watch out
the doc lists no fields, so open the module to see exactly what it needs to identify the file.
Tess AI11

Search Files

SearchIn the docs only

Returns the files stored in your Tess AI account, one bundle per file, so a scenario can work through them. Reach for it when you do not know which file you need yet, and Search File Details when you do.

When to use it
sending a list of recent uploads to a shared sheet for review.
Watch out
a long list multiplies the operations of every module that follows.
Tess AI12

Upload a File

ActionIn the docs only

Pushes a file from another app into Tess AI, so documents or recordings are available there without a manual upload. It often opens a chain: the file goes in, then another Tess AI module works on it.

When to use it
a contract, a recording or a brief arrives in your storage and should reach Tess AI.
Watch out
the Free plan limits files to 5 MB, so large recordings need a paid plan.
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FAQ

Tess AI Make integration FAQ

01Is the Tess AI Make integration free?
Yes, on the Make side. Tess AI is a standard app, so it is available from the Free plan, like the 3000+ standard apps. The Free plan allows 2 active scenarios, a minimum of 15 minutes between scheduled runs, 5 minutes of execution per run, files up to 5 MB and 512 MB of data transfer. Paid plans drop the interval to 1 minute and allow 40 minutes of execution. You still need your own Tess AI account and subscription, which Tess AI prices separately.
02What do you need to connect Tess AI to Make?
An active Tess AI account and an API key. In Tess AI, open the User Menu, then API Tokens, click Add New Token and copy the key displayed. In Make, add any Tess AI module, click Create a connection, optionally name it, and paste the key. That single connection then serves all 12 Tess AI modules in your scenarios, so you only do this once per account. If you manage several Tess AI accounts, the optional Connection name field helps you tell them apart.
03Does the Tess AI Make integration react in real time?
No, because Tess AI has no trigger in Make: none of its 12 modules can start a scenario. The scenario starts from something else. Either another app's trigger opens the flow, for instance a form or a mailbox, or you let Make run the scenario on its schedule, every 15 minutes by default, 1 minute at best on a paid plan. Tess AI modules then act as steps in the middle or at the end of the chain.
04What if a Tess AI module is missing in Make?
It depends on what you need. The 12 modules cover agents, conversations, transcription, image and video generation, and files. Tess AI has no Make an API Call module in Make, so you cannot fill a gap with a custom request from this app. The practical options are another app that covers the step, or asking the team for help designing the scenario. Also remember the Make doc for Tess AI is flagged as AI-generated, so check details with Tess AI.
05Make or n8n for Tess AI?
It depends on your criteria rather than on a winner. In Make, Tess AI comes with 12 ready-made modules and a connection that takes an API key, so you can build without code. The same app often has an n8n node too, so check whether the exact actions you need exist there before choosing. Look at which tool your team already uses, how each counts usage, and which modules match your scenario. The comparison page on this site lays out those criteria.
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