# List of available neuron

A neuron is a module that will perform some actions attached to an order. You can use it in your synapses. See the [complete neuron documentation](neurons.md) for more information.

| Name                                               | Description                                                                             | Used to sort      |
|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| [ansible_task](../neurons/ansible_task/)           | Run an ansible playbook                                                                 | ansible_task      |
| [gmail_checker](../neurons/gmail_checker/)         | Get the number of unread email and their subjects from a gmail account                  | gmail_checker     |
| [kill_switch](../neurons/kill_switch/)             | Stop Kalliope process                                                                   | kill_switch       |
| [neurotransmitter](../neurons/neurotransmitter/)   | Link synapse together                                                                   | neurotransmitter  |
| [push_message](../neurons/push_message/)           | Send a push message to a remote device like Android/iOS/Windows Phone or Chrome browser | push_message      |
| [say](../neurons/say/)                             | Make Kalliope talk by using TTS                                                         | say               |
| [script](../neurons/script/)                       | Run an executable script                                                                | script            |
| [shell](../neurons/shell/)                         | Run a shell command                                                                     | shell             |
| [sleep](../neurons/sleep/)                         | Make Kalliope sleep for a while before continuing                                       | sleep             |
| [systemdate](../neurons/systemdate/)               | Give the local system date and time                                                     | systemdate        |
| [tasker_autoremote](../neurons/tasker_autoremote/) | Send a message to Android tasker app                                                    | tasker_autoremote |
| [twitter](../neurons/twitter/)                     | Send a Twit from kalliope                                                               | twitter           |
| [wikipedia](../neurons/wikipedia/)                 | Search for a page on Wikipedia                                                          | wikipedia         |

