Schedule recurring tasks in Claude Code Desktop changeddesktop-scheduled-tasks
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7070When the app starts or your computer wakes, Desktop checks whether each task missed any runs in the last seven days. If it did, Desktop starts exactly one catch-up run for the most recently missed time and discards anything older. A daily task that missed six days runs once on wake. Desktop shows a notification when a catch-up run starts.
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72Keep this in mind when writing prompts. A task scheduled for 9am might run at 11pm if your computer was asleep all day. If timing matters, add guardrails to the prompt itself, for example: "Only review today's commits. If it's after 5pm, skip the review and just post a summary of what was missed."
72Keep this in mind when writing prompts. A task scheduled for 9am might run at 11pm if your computer was asleep all day. If timing matters, add guardrails to the prompt itself, for example: "Only review today's commits. If it's after 5pm, skip the review and post a summary of what was missed."
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7474## Permissions for scheduled tasks
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