> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.fabl.studio/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Cuez Automator

> Drive Cuez Automator from your rundown — trigger steps and CuezDeck buttons, fire macros, run timers, and select the active project or episode.

The **Cuez Automator** device connects Fabl to [Cuez](https://cuez.app/), so your rundown can drive an existing Cuez automation — firing its steps, buttons, macros, and timers as your show advances.

## Connection

Provide the **host** and **port** of the machine running Cuez Automator.

## Commands

| Command        | What it does                       |
| -------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| Step           | Triggers the step at a given index |
| Trigger button | Presses a CuezDeck button          |
| Switch on      | Switches a CuezDeck button on      |
| Switch off     | Switches a CuezDeck button off     |
| Fire macro     | Fires a macro by id                |
| Start timer    | Starts a timer by id               |
| Stop timer     | Stops a timer by id                |
| Select project | Selects a project by id            |
| Select episode | Selects an episode by id           |

<Tip>
  **Switch on** and **Switch off** set a button to a known state, while **Trigger button** presses it. Use the switches when a rule must leave Cuez in a specific state regardless of what it was before.
</Tip>

## State and triggers

The device reports its connection state and raises a trigger when the connection changes.