# Argo Events (/docs/runtime/components/argo-events)



Component Category [#component-category]

Workflows and automation / event-driven workflows

Component Description [#component-description]

Argo Events is a Kubernetes-native event-driven automation framework for reacting to external and internal triggers.

Why It Is Used [#why-it-is-used]

In BullSequana AI Runtime, Argo Events helps connect event sources to automated actions and workflows. It is useful for building reactive platform automations and event-based integrations.

Learn More [#learn-more]

* [Argo Events documentation](https://argoproj.github.io/argo-events)
* [argoproj/argo-events on GitHub](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-events)

Interacts With [#interacts-with]

* `Argo Workflows`, as the main workflow engine triggered by events and sensors.
* `MinIO`, which has dedicated users and credentials provisioned for Argo Events in the platform.
* `Prometheus` and `Grafana`, through metrics exported from the event bus and controllers.