Put routine work
on a schedule.
Recurring tasks that start themselves, in your time zone — and never quietly spend while you're away.
Claude Opus 5.5An automation is
an ordinary task that starts itself.
Same project, model, tools and approvals as anything you'd run by hand.
- 01
Write the task
Name it and describe the work, then pick the project, the model and the tools it may use.
- 02
Choose when it starts
On a schedule, when a project file changes, or when a piece of text appears on a public page.
- 03
It runs as an ordinary task
Same agent, same approvals. Results land in the same conversation or a separate one.
- 04
Run it now, or let it stop
Run now starts it on demand; an optional expiry date stops it on its own.
Set it once,
in your time zone.
Try it — the next run updates as you change the days.
Review this project, summarize progress and outstanding issues, check the available tests and recommend the three most useful next steps.
Daily research brief, weekdays 08:00 Weekly project review, Fridays 16:00. Any hour, minute and set of weekdays works.
Three ways
to start.
A schedule, a file that changes, or a page that starts saying something. File and page checks run from once a minute to once a day; the first check only records a baseline.
Schedule
At the hour and minute you set, on the weekdays you choose.
The time zone is stored with the automation.
Project activity
When a watched project file's content changes.
Project-relative path; compared by content digest, not timestamp.
Condition
When 1–200 characters of text appear on a public page.
Fires on false → true; the page is observed, never executed.
Missed
means missed.
Automations start paid work, so the scheduler is strict — anything it misses is reported, not run later. Every missed or skipped occurrence leaves a notice with the reason.
- App closedOccurrences that passed are marked missed. There is no catch-up.
- Computer asleepWaking more than 90 seconds late marks that run missed.
- Project busyThe occurrence is skipped instead of queued.
- No replaysThe run is claimed before work starts, so a crash never repeats it.
Three starting points
that ship with the app.
Daily research brief
Research the latest developments in my chosen topic. Write a concise briefing with primary sources, dates, key changes and open questions.
Weekly project review
Review this project, summarize progress and outstanding issues, check the available tests and recommend the three most useful next steps.
Weekly learning plan
Prepare a focused weekly learning plan for my chosen subject. Include reliable resources, practical exercises and a way to measure progress.