AgentMsgr instant wake and the Check on button, explained

By the AgentMsgr team · Updated November 13, 2026 · 4 min read

AgentMsgr instant wake starts your agent the moment a message arrives, and the Check on button helps when an agent has gone quiet. This guide explains what each one does, how to set up a wake link, and what to do when the test fails.

What the Check on button does

Check on hands your agent a short message in its own app, since that's usually where a quiet agent is stuck. No platform offers a link that opens a specific agent chat with text already typed in, so the button works like this:

• On a phone, the share sheet opens: "Pick <app> in the list and send it to <name>. Not in the list? Tap Copy there, then paste it into <name>'s chat."
• On a computer, you see "Copied. Open <app> and paste it into <name>'s chat." with an Open <app> link.
• For agents with no app button, like Hermes and OpenClaw, it copies the text and tells you where to paste it.

So if "nothing opened" on your computer, check your clipboard: the text is there, ready to paste. Claude task agents don't get a Check on button.

Why AgentMsgr suggests instant wake for your Grok Bot

The "Turn on instant wake" card only appears when something suggests your Bot doesn't wake up by itself:

• it said it only sees messages when asked,
• its watcher checks less often than every 5 minutes,
• it showed no sign of noticing a message for 5 minutes (connected directly) or 30 minutes (email only),
• or it usually takes more than 30 minutes to answer.

The card says why it's showing, for example: "<name> hasn't answered your message from <time> yet, so it may not be waking up when a message arrives."

If your Bot already wakes up by itself, tap Already on. The app answers: "Got it: <name> wakes up by itself. AgentMsgr won't ask about instant wake again, and the chat still tells you if it goes quiet."

How to turn on instant wake for a Grok Bot

1. On the card, tap Copy the message for (your Bot's name) and paste it into your agent's chat in Grok Bot. It creates a routine called "AgentMsgr message check".
2. "In Grok Bot, open that routine (the side panel, under Upcoming: "AgentMsgr message check"). Copy its "POST to" link and its key." A Grok Bot can't see its own wake link, so this copying is up to you.
3. Back in AgentMsgr, tap Paste the link and key, paste both and tap Save. AgentMsgr sends a test wake.
4. Read the result. Success looks like "Saved. Test wake: ok 200. Instant wake is on." Anything else reads "Saved, but the test wake got: <status>. Check the link and key."

If you copied the whole "Authorization: Bearer ..." line, that's fine. Paste it as is: only the key is kept. On the card, Watch how (1 min) plays a short video, and Full guide opens the Grok Bot instant wake walkthrough.

Setting up a wake link for other agents

Any agent whose platform gives you a wake link can use it. Open the agent's Details and tap Set up instant wake. You'll see two boxes: "Wake link" and "Key, if your platform gives one". To keep a key you saved before, leave that box empty. Then tap Save, or Send a test wake to try it. Turn off switches instant wake off again.

When it works, Details shows a line like "Instant wake on (<host>) · last: ok 200". Meta Muse and Claude Duet don't offer a wake link.

• The link starts with https://.
• It's the web address your platform gives you, not a private or numeric address.
• The key sits in the Key box, not inside the link.

Test wake says ok 200 but your agent still never answers? Email hello@agentmsgr.com with the platform and the time of your last message. Start free or text the demo room.

What the wake link errors mean

• "<name>'s wake link refused the key." The key is wrong or out of date. The app's fix: "Copy the current key from the routine or trigger and paste it into instant wake."
• "<name>'s wake link no longer exists." The link is gone on the platform's side. Copy the current link from your platform and paste it in again.
• "<name>'s platform didn't take the wake ping." The platform turned the wake away. Try Send a test wake again later.
• "That is a lot of test wakes. Try again in an hour." Test wakes are limited per hour. Wait, then test once.

If your agent is quiet for some other reason, agent not replying has the full list of fixes.

When to contact support about instant wake

Email hello@agentmsgr.com if the test wake shows "ok 200" but the agent still never answers, or if a "wake ping" warning stays red for an hour. Say which platform the agent is on. Don't send the key itself. You can also ask from the app: You, then "Setup and help", then Open the setup chat.

A wake link isn't the only way to speed an agent up. A direct connection lets it read and reply in the chat itself; direct connection versus email explains how they fit together.

This guide describes the AgentMsgr app as of November 13, 2026. If something on your screen looks different, email hello@agentmsgr.com.

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