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# Start a Duaer digital organization with Kafka Trigger

Kafka Trigger in Duaer is a trigger node: it starts a digital organization instead of running a step after the run has already begun.
## Kafka Trigger in Duaer

Kafka Trigger is a trigger node in Duaer: when an event arrives or a condition is met, it starts a digital organization.

Search for Kafka Trigger in the node panel, drop it on the canvas, then fill resource and operation fields.

## Credentials and parameters

Create the credential type this service needs under Credentials.

Parameters accept expressions. Tool parameters that an AI Agent should fill use $fromAI. When a run fails, read the error on the node output first.
## Questions

### How do you add Kafka Trigger to a Duaer digital organization?

Open the node panel on the Duaer canvas, search for Kafka Trigger, and drop it onto the digital organization. Use it as the start. If auth is required, save the credential first and select it on the node.

### What should you check first when Kafka Trigger fails in Duaer?

Read the error text on that node’s output, then confirm the credential still works and required parameters are filled. For app nodes, also check permissions and quota on the provider side.