Some Android features can not be used by an app when published on the Google Play store due to policy restrictions, so those features are packaged into a separate Automate legacy extension (add-on) app, download from llamalab.com.
Automate version 1.33.4 or lower used extension (add-on) apps on Android 5.1 or lower to give the user a choice to only grant a subset of permissions, and on Android 6 or higher where available run-time permissions were deficient, e.g. for internet access. Those extension apps can be uninstalled as they’re no longer used:
Automate version 1.33.4 or lower also used an add-on app to access the Android tethering feature, it can be uninstalled as it’s no longer used:
The Plug-in action, Plug-in decision and Plug-in event blocks rely on third-party apps supporting the Tasker and Locale plug-in architecture.