# Event Start

Marks the entry point for flows used by Event to Flow and Cron to Flow agents.

Use Event Start in flows that are executed by [Event to Flow](https://docs.contextual.io/documentation-and-resources/components-and-data/agents/types-of-agents/event-to-flow) and [Cron to Flow](https://docs.contextual.io/documentation-and-resources/components-and-data/agents/types-of-agents/cron-to-flow) agents. A single flow can contain more than one Event Start node, and the agent configuration selects which entry point to use. The `Condition` field is only evaluated for Event to Flow agents.

## Config

* **Name** - optional display name for the node in the editor
* **Condition** - optional JSONata expression used when an Event to Flow agent needs to choose among multiple Event Start nodes in the same flow. Cron to Flow agents do not use this field.

## Output

Downstream nodes should read the event payload from `msg.event`.

Flows used by Event to Flow and Cron to Flow agents should terminate on one or more [Event End](https://docs.contextual.io/documentation-and-resources/components-and-data/flows/node-reference/event/event-end) or [Event Error](https://docs.contextual.io/documentation-and-resources/components-and-data/flows/node-reference/event/event-error) nodes so the runtime can resolve the execution cleanly.