{
  "id": 9780553,
  "title": "Exclusive: Warp adds programmable agents to its AI-native HR platform",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/exclusive-warp-adds-programmable-agents-to-its-ai-native-hr-platform",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-25T14:43:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SiliconANGLE",
    "slug": "siliconangle",
    "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/25/exclusive-warp-adds-programmable-agents-to-its-ai-native-hr-platform/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Human resources firm Warp has unveiled an AI-powered agent for its platform, which automates routine HR tasks and features customizable workflows. The Warp Agent, introduced as part of the Warp 2.0 release, can manage employee onboarding, tax compliance, benefits administration, and answer employee inquiries. Companies can configure \"agent routines\" in natural language to automate recurring or event-driven HR processes.\n\nFounder and CEO Ayush Sharma explained that customers can directly build workflows using the Warp Agent. The agent can trigger routines based on schedules or events like job acceptance and handle tasks such as registering a business in a new state, setting up payroll and benefits, ordering equipment, and creating employee accounts. A natural-language interface aims to replace traditional workflow builders that require technical expertise.\n\nWarp has implemented strict controls over the technology due to its handling of sensitive employee, compensation, and payroll information. Administrators can define what information an agent can access, the actions it can perform autonomously, and which require approval. An audit trail records agent activities, including who created a routine, when it was approved, and its execution schedule.\n\nThe startup offers several preconfigured routines, such as a Monday executive report summarizing payroll, employee schedules, compliance risks, hiring trends, and upcoming hires. Customers can modify these templates or create routines from scratch. Warp estimates that automation can reduce onboarding time from 10-20 hours to less than two hours for high-growth companies.\n\nWarp Agent is available through an early-access program, with pricing starting at $35 per person per month. The company positions itself as a competitor to established HR platforms like Workday, with plans to disrupt employee operations through AI-driven solutions. Warp has raised $85 million in funding, with prices starting at $35 per person per month.",
  "summary": "Warp today launched an artificial intelligence agent designed to automate routine human resources work, extending its AI-native employee management platform with customizable workflows that can act without continual human prompting. The company said the new Warp Agent, part of its Warp 2.0 release, can handle tasks such as employee onboarding, tax compliance, benefits administration and […] The…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}