# History and Tasks

### History

Use the run history to identify where your agent may be encountering errors and to monitor the questions submitted by external users. This helps with diagnosing issues and maintaining high-quality performance.

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### Tasks

View the background tasks your agent runs to understand the steps it takes to complete actions. You can track completed tasks and identify any errors that occurred during processing.

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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.stackerhq.com/stacker-astra/ai-and-automations/ai-agents-beta/history-and-tasks.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.