
Creating an automation
Open Automations in the sidebar and click New Automation (or start from a template):- Write the instructions, as you would for a regular task.
- Pick the agent that runs it.
- Set the schedule — a preset, a weekly picker, or a cron expression — and the timezone.
Automations require a paid plan — see Pricing.
Templates
The template gallery on the Automations page ships ready-made recurring tasks, maintained as a community catalog that grows over time. A sample of what’s there:- Daily issue triage — scan open GitHub issues every morning: label, prioritize, spawn fixes
- Error monitoring triage — fetch new unresolved Sentry errors and fix the actionable ones
- Cloud log error triage — query GCP or AWS logs for new errors and crashes
- Weekly dependency updates — update dependencies and verify the build still passes
- Sprint automation — pick up ready Linear issues from the current sprint and start coding
- Flaky test detection — mine CI history for flaky tests and verify with targeted reruns
- Stale PR cleanup — nudge, rebase, or close stale pull requests
Managing automations
Each automation can be toggled on/off, force-triggered to run now, edited, or deleted. Every run shows up as a task, so history and artifacts are always reviewable.Cron format reference
Cron format reference
Schedules use standard 5-field cron:
minute hour day-of-month month day-of-week.| Expression | Meaning |
|---|---|
0 * * * * | Every hour |
0 */6 * * * | Every 6 hours |
0 9 * * * | Every day at 9 AM |
0 9 * * 1 | Mondays at 9 AM |
0 9 * * 1-5 | Weekdays at 9 AM |
0 9 1 * * | First of the month, 9 AM |