# Operate

## What this is

The Event Feed is the fastest place to confirm whether Hookshot saw an incoming event and how Proteges responded to it.

## When to use it

Use Event Feed when:

* You are testing a new Protege
* You suspect a trigger is not firing
* You need to know whether Hookshot saw the event at all

## What you need first

* A connected integration or schedule
* A Protege expected to respond to an event

## Steps

### 1. Look for the event

Find the incoming item you expected from the connected source.

The feed can include external app events, scheduled activity, and run-related entries. Start by confirming the source, timestamp, and any linked Protege.

### 2. Check the Protege status

You may see:

* `ran`
* `dispatching`
* `skipped`
* `unevaluated`

### 3. Use the status as a next action

* If you see `ran`, move to Audit to inspect the actual run result.
* If you see `dispatching`, give the workflow a moment and then recheck.
* If you see `skipped`, review whether the Protege should have acted on that event.
* If you see `unevaluated`, review whether the event path and setup are complete.

### 4. Open related runs

When a feed item has a related run, use it to jump into Audit. Event Feed tells you whether Hookshot saw and routed the signal; Audit tells you what happened during execution.

{% hint style="info" %}
If you see `ran`, it means Hookshot executed the Protege. Do `Audit` next to inspect the result.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="warning" %}
If you see `skipped`, it means Hookshot saw the event but chose not to run the Protege. Do `review trigger setup and Protege logic` next.
{% endhint %}

## How to verify

### You’re done when...

* The expected event appears
* The expected Protege is associated with it
* You understand which next step belongs to the status you see
* Any related run can be opened in Audit

## Common failures

* No event appears at all
* The wrong Protege is associated with the event
* The same event path is too noisy
* A user jumps to Audit before confirming the event arrived
* A scheduled workflow is checked before the schedule has actually fired

## Next step

* [Audit](/event-feed/audit.md)
* [Troubleshooting](/event-feed/troubleshooting.md)


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