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What is Imitation Learning?

Imitation Learning lets you show Narada how to do something by recording your browser actions while narrating what you’re doing. Narada watches your actions, listens to your narration, and automatically generates a reusable agent workflow.
Think of it as screen recording meets AI. You demonstrate a task once, and Narada creates an agent that can repeat it.

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How It Works

1

Record your actions

Perform the task in your browser while narrating what you’re doing. Narada captures your clicks, typing, navigation, screenshots, and audio.
2

Narada processes the recording

Your narration is transcribed, actions are analyzed, and element selectors are validated for robustness.
3

A workflow is generated

Narada generates a complete agent workflow from your recording that can be reviewed, edited, and reused.

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Getting Started

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Starting a Recording

You can start an Imitation Learning recording from the Agent Studio:
1

Open Agent Studio

Navigate to the Agent Studio from the Narada sidebar.
2

Click Create

Click the + Create button to open the creation dialog.
3

Select Imitation Learning

Choose Imitation learning from the options. The description reads: “Record your actions to teach the agent by example.”
Imitation Learning option in the Agent Studio create dialog
4

Review tips and start

You’ll see an intro screen with tips for best results:
  • Narrate your actions as you perform them
  • Go at a natural pace
  • Speak clearly to describe what you’re doing
Click Start Recording when you’re ready.
Imitation Learning intro screen with tips and Start Recording button
The Narada Chrome Extension must be installed for Imitation Learning to work. If it’s not installed, you’ll be prompted to install it.

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During Recording

Once recording starts, you’ll see a recording interface in the Narada side panel:
Active recording UI showing red recording indicator, timer, and audio waveform
  • A red pulsing indicator shows that recording is active
  • A timer tracks elapsed time (MM:SS format)
  • An audio waveform visualizes your microphone input in real-time
  • A live workflow editor shows captured steps as they’re detected
Controls available during recording:
ButtonAction
PauseTemporarily pause recording (indicator turns yellow)
ResumeContinue recording after a pause
Stop RecordingEnd the recording and start processing
Recordings have a maximum duration of 5 minutes. If you reach the limit, the recording will automatically stop and begin processing.

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What Gets Captured

During your recording, Narada captures:

Browser Actions

Clicks, text input, keyboard events (Tab, Enter, Escape), and page navigation

Audio Narration

Your voice narration is transcribed with timestamps for each segment

Screenshots

Visual snapshots of the page at key moments during your workflow

Page Structure

HTML snapshots and element selectors for robust action replay

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After Recording

When you click Stop Recording, Narada processes your recording through several stages:
1

Selector filtering

Element selectors are validated and filtered for robustness. You’ll see progress: “Filtering X/Y selectors…”
2

Audio transcription

Your narration is transcribed into text with segment-level timestamps.
3

Workflow generation

Narada analyzes the recording context (actions, narration, screenshots, and page structure) to generate a complete agent workflow. This usually takes a few minutes.
Processing screen showing spinner with Analyzing the recorded actions message
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Review your workflow

Once generation is complete, you’ll see a success screen with an Open Workflow button. Click it to review and edit the generated workflow in the Agent Studio.
Workflow Created success screen with Open Workflow button

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Editing the Generated Workflow

The generated workflow opens in the Agent Studio editor where you can:
  • Review each step to verify it matches your intent
  • Edit step instructions to refine the automation
  • Add or remove steps to customize the workflow
  • Test the workflow by running it directly
The generated workflow uses robust element selectors with Operator agent fallback, so it can adapt to minor UI changes on the target website.

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Tips for Best Results

Narrate Clearly

Describe what you’re doing and why as you perform each action. The narration helps Narada understand your intent, not just the mechanics.

Go at a Natural Pace

Don’t rush through actions. Give Narada time to capture each step properly.

Keep It Focused

Record one specific workflow per session. Complex multi-part tasks are better split into separate recordings.

Use Clear Websites

Ensure pages are fully loaded before interacting with them. Avoid recording during loading spinners.

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Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the Narada Chrome Extension is installed and you’re signed in
  • Check that your browser has microphone permissions enabled for Narada
  • Try refreshing the page and starting again
  • Make sure you narrated clearly during recording. Narration significantly improves generation quality
  • Try recording at a slower pace
  • You can always edit the generated workflow in Agent Studio to fix specific steps
  • Check your browser’s microphone permissions
  • Ensure your microphone is not muted at the OS level
  • Try a different microphone if available

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Next Steps

Agent Maker

Prefer describing your goal in text? Agent Maker generates agents from natural language descriptions

Agent Studio

Learn how to edit and manage your generated workflows

Python Agents

Understand the Python agent format that Imitation Learning generates