Scheduled Tasks
Let the AI do a job at set times: every weekday morning, every hour, or once next Friday.
What it is
A scheduled task is a request the AI runs on its own at the times you set. Each run happens in its own chat, with the same tools and the same back-and-forth as a normal chat, so you can open the run afterwards and continue the work by hand.
When to use it
| Good fit | Not a good fit |
|---|---|
| A report or summary you need every week | Something that must run while your computer is off |
| Checking a website or folder for something new | Work that needs your decision at every step |
| A reminder with a little work attached ("remind me and list what is still open") | A one-off job you can just ask for now |
How to use it
- Get the job right once in a normal chat, or turn it into a skill (see Build Your First Skill).
- Ask in a chat, for example: "Every Monday at 9:00, summarise last week's meeting notes in the workspace". The AI creates the task and tells you when it will run.
- To see the runs, click the clock (Scheduled tasks) on the rail. A run waiting for you is marked.
- To see every task with its schedule and run history, open Settings › General › Scheduler.
- To change, pause, resume or delete a task, ask the AI.
Example
text
Every Friday at 16:00, run weekly-summary on this workspace and save the
result as weekly-summary-<date>.md. If there are no notes this week, say so.Every Friday a new run appears under the clock with the summary. If the AI needs you during a run, the run is marked until you answer.
Limits and permissions
- Tasks run only while Cowork is open. A time missed while it was closed is not made up later.
- The shortest interval is 1 minute.
- Each task uses the model it was set up with. If that model is not available when it runs, the run fails and says so.
- Runs work in the current workspace, like a normal chat.
- Run chats are not in Sessions. Archived runs are under Archived Chat › Scheduled.
If something goes wrong
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| A task did not run | Cowork was probably closed at that time. Keep it open at the times the task runs |
| A run failed because of the model | Open Settings › General › Models and check the model is signed in, or ask the AI to change the task's model |
| A run is waiting | Open it under the clock and answer the card |
Related
- Build Your First Skill Make the job a skill before you schedule it
- Workflows and Background Agents Run a big job in parallel
- Conversations and History Where normal chats live