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Scheduled Tasks let you run the BrowserOS agent automatically, whether it is daily, every few hours, or every few minutes. Write a prompt once, set a schedule, and let the agent handle it on autopilot. Watch how to set up a scheduled task from scratch:

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Creating a Scheduled Task

There are two ways to create a scheduled task: from a conversation or from the settings page.

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From a conversation

After the agent completes a task that could run on a schedule, it will suggest scheduling it with an interactive card. You can also ask directly:
  • “Schedule this to run every morning”
  • “Can this run daily at 8am?”
  • “Automate this task”
The agent fills in the task details for you. Just review and confirm. See Smart Nudges for more details.

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From settings

1

Open Scheduled Tasks

Click Scheduled Tasks in the sidebar.
2

Click New Task

Click the New Task button to open the creation dialog.
3

Fill in the details

  • Name: A friendly name for your task
  • Prompt: What you want the agent to do (any natural language instruction)
  • Schedule type: Daily at a specific time, every N hours, or every N minutes
  • Enable: Toggle on to start running immediately
4

Create and go

Click Create. The task will run at the next scheduled time automatically.
Create scheduled task dialog

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Schedule Types

Daily

Runs once a day at a specific time you choose (e.g., every morning at 8:00 AM).

Hourly

Runs every N hours (e.g., every 2 hours, every 6 hours). Set an interval from 1 to 24 hours.

Minutes

Runs every N minutes (e.g., every 15 minutes, every 30 minutes). Set an interval from 1 to 60 minutes.

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Example Use Cases

Every morning at 8am, check my Google Calendar and send me a summary of today’s events. For each meeting, do a quick Google search on the attendees and include their LinkedIn summary.
Every day, go to LinkedIn and accept up to 25 pending connection requests.
Check the price of this Amazon item every hour. If it drops below $50, place the order.
Every morning at 9am, visit these 5 competitor websites and check for new product announcements or pricing changes. Summarize what is new.
Every evening at 6pm, check the top posts on Hacker News and r/programming. Create a brief summary of the most interesting discussions.
Check my Google Calendar for tomorrow’s meetings, then post a summary to my Slack channel, and create a Notion page with prep notes for each meeting.
Your scheduled task prompts can be as complex as you want. If you have connected apps like Google Calendar, Slack, Notion, or Gmail, your scheduled tasks can work across all of them.

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Viewing Results

When a scheduled task runs, you can see the results in two places:
  • New Tab page: Results show up right on your new tab
  • Scheduled Tasks page: View the full run history for each task
Scheduled task results Each task keeps a history of its last 15 runs. Click on any run to see the full output, including what tools the agent used and what it found. Scheduled task output showing a daily news briefing You can also:
  • Test a task manually without waiting for the next scheduled run
  • Retry a failed task
  • Cancel a task that is currently running

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How It Works

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Task triggers on schedule

BrowserOS uses your browser’s built-in alarm system to trigger tasks at the right time. If your laptop was closed at the scheduled time, the task runs as soon as you open BrowserOS again.
2

Background window opens

A hidden browser window opens automatically. The task runs there so it never interrupts whatever you are working on. You will not see anything happen on screen.
3

Agent executes your prompt

The agent runs your prompt with full access to browser automation and any connected apps. It can navigate pages, fill forms, extract data, and interact with your services.
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Results are saved

When the task finishes, the result is saved and appears on your New Tab page and in the task’s run history. The hidden window closes automatically.
BrowserOS needs to be open for scheduled tasks to run. Tasks have a 10-minute timeout. If a task takes longer than that, it will be marked as failed and you can retry it.

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Cloud Sync

If you are signed in, your scheduled task configurations sync across devices. Create a task on your laptop and it appears on your desktop. Edits sync both ways, and conflicts are resolved automatically using timestamps. Only the schedule setup syncs (name, prompt, schedule type, and timing). Task run results and output stay on the device where the task ran. See Sync to Cloud for more details.

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Privacy

Runs locally

All tasks run on your machine in a hidden browser window. Nothing is sent to external servers.

Full control

Enable, disable, edit, or delete any task at any time. You decide what runs and when.