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Deterministic agent

Run critical processes the same way every time

A deterministic agent follows a fixed, recorded procedure instead of deciding its own steps on each run. Stepwork runs that procedure through the real interfaces your team uses, with every action, outcome, and failure recorded.

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Same path
Every run, every time
No APIs
Operates through the UI
98%
Flow accuracy
Auditable
Full paper trail

Deterministic vs probabilistic

When consistency matters, “mostly works” is not enough

Probabilistic models are powerful where creativity and language matter. Deterministic agents are built for KYC, access, finance, and operations that need the same procedure path every run and a reproducible paper trail.

Deterministic agents

Probabilistic AI agents

Execution

Deterministic agents

Same procedure path every run

Probabilistic AI agents

Improvises; answers can vary

Interface

Deterministic agents

Runs through the real UI

Probabilistic AI agents

Often prompt-, API-, or tool-driven

Audit

Deterministic agents

Reproducible paper trail

Probabilistic AI agents

Hard to prove what happened

Best for

Deterministic agents

KYC, access, finance, ops

Probabilistic AI agents

Summarization, ideation, open-ended Q&A

Risk posture

Deterministic agents

Auditor- and production-ready

Probabilistic AI agents

“Mostly works” is the default

Mission-critical work

Built for processes that cannot afford inconsistency

From onboarding and access reviews to KYC and finance, deterministic agents keep critical processes on a defined path and record what happened.

  • Onboarding & offboarding

    Provision and revoke access the same way every hire and every exit—no skipped steps.

  • User access reviews

    Walk apps, collect evidence, and certify access with consistent, reproducible runs.

  • IT & security ops

    Ticket-driven admin work that must match policy every time, not almost every time.

  • KYC & identity checks

    Repeat the same verification path across systems with a trail auditors can follow.

  • Finance operations

    Close books-adjacent UI work with fixed procedures instead of improvised agent runs.

  • Compliance evidence

    Produce the same evidence collection path for SOC, ISO, and internal audits.

From recording to audit

Turn recorded work into repeatable execution

Capture work through the real UI, compose it into a defined process, and run it the same way every time with a complete audit trail.

  1. [01]

    Record

    Show the work in the UI. Stepwork captures clicks, fields, and navigation into reusable flows—no API required.

  2. [02]

    Compose Procedures

    Parameterize and chain flows into Procedures. String components together into end-to-end deterministic agentic processes.

  3. [03]

    Run

    Trigger on demand, from your ITSM, Slack, or a schedule. The agent follows the procedure—the same path every time.

  4. [04]

    Audit

    Every action is logged and reproducible. You get the paper trail mission-critical work demands.

Why Stepwork

Deterministic at the core. Adaptable where it matters.

Stepwork combines repeatable execution with real UI access, AI-assisted resilience, and secure local operation.

Category we own

Every automation vendor is selling probabilistic AI that mostly works. Deterministic execution you can put in front of auditors and production systems is the claim that separates Stepwork.

UI-native, not API-bound

If a human can do it in the browser or desktop app, a Stepwork deterministic agent can run it—without SCIM, without waiting on vendor APIs.

98% accuracy + AI assist

Hybrid execution: deterministic procedure paths for the core work, with AI where it helps resilience—so you get reliability without giving up adaptability when UIs shift.

Local & secure

Runs in a hardened environment with MFA through your identity provider. Built for teams that cannot send sensitive ops to a black-box agent in the cloud.

FAQ

Questions about deterministic agents

  • Deterministic agents are software agents that execute a defined UI procedure the same way every time. They operate through the application interface—not APIs—and produce consistent, auditable results. Unlike probabilistic AI agents that improvise, deterministic agents follow the exact process you define, which makes them suitable for mission-critical work like KYC, onboarding, offboarding, user access reviews, and finance operations.

  • Most AI agents are probabilistic: the same prompt can produce different actions or answers on different runs. Deterministic agents run a fixed procedure path through the UI, so outcomes are repeatable and reviewable. Stepwork uses AI where it helps (for example, self-healing when UIs change) but keeps execution grounded in Procedures so the core path stays deterministic.

  • Deterministic agents are not the right tool for open-ended creative work—summarization, brainstorming, free-form writing, or tasks where variance is desirable. Those jobs fit probabilistic LLMs. Use deterministic agents when you need the same operational outcome every time and an audit trail you can show to compliance or security teams.

  • In Stepwork, you record real UI work into reusable flows, then compose those flows into Procedures—parameterized sequences anyone can call. Chaining Procedures creates end-to-end deterministic agentic processes with a visible history of every action. Procedures are the building blocks; deterministic agents are what you get when those procedures run reliably in production.

  • No. Stepwork deterministic agents operate through the UI the same way a trained human would—clicks, forms, navigation, and MFA included. That means you can automate apps without SCIM, without vendor APIs, and without waiting on engineering to build integrations.

  • Stepwork coined and productized the category of deterministic agents: UI-driven, non-API automation for mission-critical tasks, composed from Procedures with auditable paper trails. The category exists to separate reliable operational agents from probabilistic LLM tools that mostly work.

See it run on a process you already repeat

Bring one. We will show you what it looks like as a flow and what each run records.

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Deterministic agents for work that must run
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