# Minion Pinot Minion is a new component which leverages the [Helix Task Framework](https://engineering.linkedin.com/blog/2019/01/managing-distributed-tasks-with-helix-task-framework) . It can be attached to an existing Pinot cluster and then execute tasks as provided by the controller. It's a generic and single place for running background jobs. They help offload computationally intensive tasks—such as adding indexes to segments and merging segments—from other components. ## Starting Minion ``` // coming soon ``` --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.pinot.apache.org/release-0.4.0/basics/components/minion.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.