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

# Step Types

> An overview of all twelve step types available in Chamelio Flows

Flows support twelve types of steps. Each serves a different purpose.

| Step Type        | Purpose                                                                        | Creates Task | Creates Output Document                       |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | --------------------------------------------- |
| Intake (Trigger) | Collect initial data                                                           | No           | No                                            |
| Agent            | AI analysis                                                                    | No           | No                                            |
| Generate         | Create documents from templates                                                | No           | Yes                                           |
| Notify           | Send updates to teams/people                                                   | No           | No                                            |
| Negotiate        | Multi-party document review                                                    | Yes          | Yes                                           |
| Sign             | Request signatures                                                             | Yes          | Yes                                           |
| Collect          | Gather data from external sources                                              | Yes          | No                                            |
| Approval         | Request human approval                                                         | Yes          | No                                            |
| Condition        | Branch logic based on data                                                     | No           | No                                            |
| Customization    | Modify task properties                                                         | No           | No                                            |
| Store            | Save fields and/or a contract to the Contract Repository, Vault, or Salesforce | No           | No                                            |
| Merge            | Merge multiple flow branches into one                                          | No           | Yes (when using a Merge rule to merge fields) |