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title: Actions
url: 'https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/medusa/specification/interaction/actions'
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date: '2026-09-25'
description: 'An action specifies the scope, behavior, and handling of an event initiated by a trigger. Scope The scope is the context in which an action occurs. An action descriptor may target the'
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# Actions

This product is in *beta state*. 
It is available to registered beta testers only.

An action specifies the scope, behavior, and handling of an event initiated by a [trigger](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/medusa/specification/interaction/actions/triggers).

# Scope

The scope is the context in which an action occurs. An action descriptor may target the scope they are meant to occur in.

# Look And Feel

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## Description

## Help

## Order

- first
- last
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    # Behavior

    # Handlers

## Context

The handler will always receive a context when invoked

### Scope

The environment that hosted the action.

### Parameters

Parameters are additional information supplied to a handler

#### User

Information entered by a user

#### Application

Information supplied by the application

### Event

The event that triggered the handler

## Client

## SyncServer

## AsyncServer

 [ ](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/medusa/specification/interaction/events) [](https://www.twelvetone.tv/docs/operating-systems/medusa/implementation)

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