automation-setup

Apps & Automation

Turn a user request into a scheduled automation by configuring cron jobs, including session-bound follow-ups and periodic checks.

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Automation Setup

Use this skill when the user wants the assistant to:

remind them later
check something periodically
continue an existing investigation on a schedule
create a recurring follow-up tied to an existing session
turn a repeated manual workflow into an automation

This skill is a thin planner on top of the cron tool. Do not implement a second scheduler. Do not refer to Heartbeat or HEARTBEAT.md.

Decision Rules

If the task should continue an existing conversation or investigation, pass the target sessionId.
If the task should use a dedicated background thread, omit sessionId and let cron use its own cron:<jobId> session.
If the schedule is one-time, use at.
If the schedule is a true fixed interval, use every.
If the schedule is a calendar pattern, use cron.

Message Rules

Write the message as an executable instruction for the agent at run time.

Good: Check the release board, summarize blockers, and report only changes since the previous run.
Good: Continue the existing debugging session, inspect the latest logs, and append the next concrete step.
Bad: debug logs

If the user wants a periodic check of a file, include that file path directly in the message.

Example: Read docs/TODO.md, identify items due this week, and summarize anything blocked.

Session-Bound Follow-Up

When the user wants “continue this later” or “keep following up on this thread”, prefer:

cron(action="add", name="<short-name>", message="<runtime instruction>", every=<seconds>, sessionId="<existing-session-id>")

Examples

Recurring follow-up on the current investigation:

cron(action="add", name="investigation-follow-up", message="Continue the existing investigation, check for new evidence, and report only meaningful changes.", every=1800, sessionId="<session-id>")

Periodic file-based review without a special session:

cron(action="add", name="todo-review", message="Read docs/TODO.md, identify items that need attention, and summarize the highest-priority updates.", cron="0 9 * * *")

One-time reminder:

cron(action="add", name="meeting-reminder", message="At the scheduled time, send a message to the current conversation saying: \"Meeting starts in 10 minutes.\"", at="<absolute-iso-time>")