Claude Cowork Scheduled Tasks: Automate Recurring Work

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⚡ TL;DR Save a prompt once and Cowork runs it on a schedule or on demand, producing briefings and reports. Runs happen remotely, so your computer can sleep; tasks needing local files run on your machine.

Weekly reports shouldn't need you every week. Claude Cowork scheduled tasks handle the recurring work.

Setup guide. ⏰

⏰ What Claude Cowork Scheduled Tasks Do

They save a prompt so Cowork runs it on a recurring schedule or on demand, for briefings, reports and summaries.

🛠️ Two Ways to Set Up

Options:

💬 Describe the task and frequency in a chat, then confirm the name, schedule and instructions
📋 Open Scheduled in the sidebar, choose New task, and let Claude build it or set it up manually

☁️ Where Runs Happen

Each run is its own remote Cowork session, so it works while your computer sleeps or the app is closed. Tasks needing local files or apps run on your computer.

💡 Pro tip Run a new task on demand once and check the output before trusting the schedule.

📋 Plans and Limits

A paid plan is required, and Team and Enterprise admins control access. Pro and Max tasks created before October 6 that ran locally keep running there.

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❓ Claude Cowork scheduled tasks FAQ

What are Cowork scheduled tasks?

Saved prompts that Cowork runs on a schedule or on demand.

Does my computer need to be on?

No, unless the task needs local files or apps.

How do I create one?

Describe it in chat or use New task under Scheduled.

Which plans support scheduled tasks?

Paid plans.

Can admins control access?

Yes, on Team and Enterprise.

🙏 Credit: This article is based on public information from the Claude Help Center. Claude is a product of Anthropic. Source: support.claude.com.

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