Schedule recurring tasks in Claude Code Desktop changeddesktop-scheduled-tasks
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132132Local scheduled tasks run on your machine. Desktop checks the schedule every minute while the app is open and starts a fresh session when a task is due, independent of any manual sessions you have open. Each task gets a small delay of a few minutes after the scheduled time to stagger API traffic. The delay is deterministic: the same task always starts at the same offset.
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134Tasks only run while the desktop app is running and your computer is awake. If your computer sleeps through a scheduled time, the run is skipped. To prevent idle-sleep, turn on **Keep computer awake** in **Settings > This computer > System**. Closing the laptop lid still puts it to sleep.
134Tasks only run while the desktop app is running and your computer is awake. If your computer sleeps through a scheduled time, the run is skipped. To prevent idle-sleep, turn on **Keep computer awake** in **Settings > Desktop app** or **Settings > This computer > System**. Closing the laptop lid still puts it to sleep.
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