Routines

A routine is a prompt a bot runs on its own: on a schedule, when something changes, or when another service calls it.

Ask for one in chat

The quickest way is to ask:

“Every weekday at 8am, summarize my inbox.”
“Remind me in 20 minutes to call Dana.”
“Every Monday, check our competitors’ pricing pages and tell me what changed.”

The bot creates the routine and reports each run back in the same chat.

Create or edit one yourself

Open the bot’s computer with Agent computer at the top of the chat. Below the screen is the bot’s Routines list. Choose Create Routine (the +), or click a routine to edit it.

Name the routine and write the Instruction: what it should do each time it runs.
Under When to run, choose Add trigger.
Choose Save.

Under Advanced you can give a routine its own Model and Thinking level, for example a cheaper model for a simple daily check.

Triggers

On a schedule

Every hour, every day, weekdays, every week, every month, or a custom interval. Advanced… accepts a cron expression. Times use your timezone, set in Settings → General.

When something changes

The bot checks something at a set interval (Check every, from 5 minutes to a day) and runs only when it changed. What to watch can be files or folders on the computer, a command’s output, or a tool from a connected app. Turn on Post “No changes” in chat if you want a note every time. A watch can’t be combined with a schedule.

Webhook

Gives you a URL and key. Any service that can send a POST request can start the routine.

Git event

Gives you a URL to add as a GitHub webhook, so pushes, issues and pull requests can start the routine.

Slack message

Runs when the bot receives a message in Slack. Needs Slack connected.

Runs started by a webhook or an outside message follow stricter approval rules, since outside text could steer what the bot does.

Test, pause and review

Test run runs a saved routine now.
Turn off Active to pause a routine without deleting it.
Run history shows each past run and its result.
A running routine shows Running in the list, with Stop.

On mobile

The mobile app lists a bot’s routines from its profile. You can pause, delete and review them there. To create or change one, ask the bot in chat or use the web or desktop app.