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automation-config

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Use when config_manager creates or updates Denova automation task JSON through automation tools.

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Automation Config

Use this skill before calling write_automations.

Workflow

  1. Call list_automations first. For updates, call read_automations for the target IDs before writing.
  2. Use write_automations only for module-level changes. Do not edit automations/tasks.json directly.
  3. For create, provide a complete task object with clear name, scope, template, prompt, trigger policy, write policy, and output policy.
  4. For update, preserve fields not requested by the user. Send the existing id in op.id or task.id.
  5. For delete, only send op: "delete" after the user explicitly asked to delete the task.

Task Shape

Important task fields:

  • scope: workspace for the current book, or user for reusable personal automations.
  • enabled: boolean.
  • name: user visible task name.
  • template: one of memory_consolidation, review, continue_writing, custom_prompt.
  • prompt: the task instruction that the automation agent will run.
  • model_profile_id: optional model profile ID. Leave empty to inherit automation/default settings.
  • schedule: structured schedule. Keep it consistent with schedule triggers.
  • triggers: array of trigger definitions.
  • write_mode: one of read_only, confirm_write, auto_write.
  • write_scope: one of none, lore, file, lore_and_file.
  • output_policy: one of run_record_only, optional_file.
  • output_path: required only when output_policy is optional_file.

The backend derives legacy write_policy and default_action_policy; do not rely on trigger-level action policy.

Trigger Shape

triggers contains objects with:

  • id: stable identifier. Use meaningful IDs like daily_review or chapter_batch_review.
  • type: one of manual, schedule, semantic, chapter_batch.
  • enabled: boolean.
  • name: optional user-visible label.
  • notify_policy: inbox or silent. Schedule defaults to silent; content triggers default to inbox.
  • schedule: required for schedule triggers.
  • semantic_condition: required for useful semantic triggers.
  • chapter_batch_size: positive integer for chapter_batch; default is 5.

Do not set action_policy on triggers. Effective execution behavior comes from write_mode.

Schedule Shape

schedule.kind must be one of:

  • manual
  • daily
  • weekly
  • monthly
  • every_hours

Common fields:

  • hour: 0-23.
  • minute: 0-59.
  • weekday: 0-6 for weekly schedules, where 0 is Sunday.
  • day_of_month: 1-31 for monthly schedules.
  • every_hours: 1-168 for interval schedules.

cron is generated by the backend. Leave it empty unless you are preserving an existing value.

Safe Defaults

  • Review-only tasks: write_mode: "read_only", write_scope: "none", output_policy: "run_record_only".
  • File-writing tasks: prefer write_mode: "confirm_write" unless the user explicitly asks for unattended writes.
  • Auto-write tasks must have a narrow write_scope and a prompt that names the exact file or lore boundary.
  • Use workspace scope unless the user says the automation should apply across books.