Do I need to know how to code?

No coding required. You describe what you want in plain English—for example, "check Patch for new restaurant openings in Quincy every Monday and add them to my Airtable base"—and Twin builds and runs the agent for you.

Can my Patch agent run on a schedule?

Scheduling is a core feature. You can set a Patch agent to run daily, weekly, or on any cadence you choose. The agent reads the relevant Patch pages, extracts the data, and writes it to your destination without any manual trigger.

What kind of data can Twin extract from Patch?

Twin can read article pages, search results, event listings, and business profiles on Patch. It can extract text, dates, links, and structured details like business names and locations, then write those fields into a spreadsheet or database.

Can Twin combine Patch data with other tools?

Existing agents combine Patch with Airtable, local event sites, and other sources in a single workflow. Twin can read from Patch and write to your chosen destination in the same run.

Which Patch agents in the Twin community can I clone?

The Patch agents section above lists the most-run community builds, with run and clone counts on each card so you can pick a battle-tested starting point. It is almost always faster to clone a Patch agent than to spec one from scratch.

Integration

Automate Patch local news research

Twin reads Patch pages, extracts local business news and announcements, and compiles structured lead lists—on a schedule, without manual effort.

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Integration guide

How Twin uses Patch inside repeatable agent workflows

Twin treats Patch as part of a larger workflow, not as an isolated connector. An agent can read the relevant records, combine them with context from other tools, decide what needs to happen next, and report the finished work back to the team.

The page below shows the practical automation patterns for Patch: what the agent can monitor, which actions it can take, and how the workflow stays observable when it runs on a schedule.

Common starting points include local business lead generation, local market intelligence, local news briefing automation. Each example is designed to become a reusable agent, so teams can start from a narrow job and expand it as the process matures.

Twin is most useful when patch doesn't expose a structured API for its local news pages. Twin operates the browser directly, reading search results, article pages, and profiles the same way a person would—without requiring API credentials.

What you can do with Patch

Real Patch workflows the Twin community runs every day, ready for you to clone.

Monitor local business announcements

Twin scans Patch pages for new business openings and compiles records into a structured list for your team.
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Build weekly local news briefings

Twin reads Patch search results and pages on a schedule, then assembles a dated summary for a target metro area.
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Track real estate market signals

Twin extracts listings, permit news, and development stories from Patch pages and logs them with dates and links.
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Sync extracted data to Airtable

After reading Patch pages, Twin writes records, statuses, and links directly into an Airtable base.
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How it works

Three steps from idea to a running Patch agent.

1

Twin logs in to Patch

Twin opens a private browser session on your behalf and authenticates to Patch just like you would.
2

Describe the workflow

Tell Twin what you want done in Patch in plain English — including any flow that has no public API.
3

Twin runs in your browser session

The agent operates Patch step by step, handling forms, modals, and dashboards exactly as a human would.

Why Twin for Patch

What makes Twin a better fit than a generic automation tool.

Browser access when no API exists

Patch doesn't expose a structured API for its local news pages. Twin operates the browser directly, reading search results, article pages, and profiles the same way a person would—without requiring API credentials.

No more manual copying between tools

Copying Patch stories into spreadsheets by hand means stale data and missed follow-ups. Twin runs the extraction on a schedule and writes results to your destination automatically.

Works across multiple local markets

A single Twin agent can cover multiple metro areas on Patch, pulling pages for each target location and keeping results organized by date and geography.

Patch agents from the community

Be the first to build a Patch agent.

The Twin community hasn't published a Patch agent yet — describe what you'd like to automate and we'll build it for you in minutes.

Build the first Patch agent

Common Patch use cases

Patterns that show up across the Twin community — start from one and adapt it.

Local business lead generation

Extract new business announcements from Patch and build a prospect list for your territory.

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Local market intelligence

Monitor Patch for competitor activity and neighborhood business changes.

See use case

Local news briefing automation

Pull Patch stories on a schedule and format them into a daily or weekly briefing.

See use case

Build with more than Patch

These related integration pages give crawlers and readers another path through the automation catalog. They connect Patch to nearby apps, categories, and paired workflows that teams often evaluate together.

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