---
title: "Scheduling"
sidebarTitle: "Scheduling"
description: "Run agents on cron schedules for recurring automations like daily summaries and code reviews."
---
<Warning>
  This feature currently only applies to Cline SDK, CLI, and Kanban. This feature is not applicable on VSCode and JetBrains Extension for now.
</Warning>

The CLI supports running agents on cron schedules through the hub. Scheduled agents persist across process restarts and run independently of any terminal session.

## Schedule Wizard

Run `cline schedule` to open an interactive menu for creating and managing schedules, browsing execution history, and viewing performance statistics.

```bash
cline schedule
```

The wizard provides:

| Action | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| Create new schedule | Set up a recurring task with cron timing and prompt |
| List schedules | View all schedules with status and next run time |
| Upcoming runs | Preview the next 10 scheduled executions |
| Active executions | Show currently running tasks |
| Trigger now | Immediately run a selected schedule |
| Pause / Resume | Suspend or restart a schedule |
| Execution history | View past runs with status, duration, tokens, and cost |
| Statistics | Success rate, average duration, last failure |
| Delete | Remove a schedule |

## Creating Schedules with Flags

```bash
cline schedule create "PR summary" \
  --cron "0 9 * * MON-FRI" \
  --prompt "List all open PRs and their review status" \
  --workspace /path/to/repo \
  --model anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6
```

## Managing Schedules

```bash
cline schedule list
cline schedule trigger <schedule-id>
cline schedule pause <schedule-id>
cline schedule resume <schedule-id>
cline schedule delete <schedule-id>
cline schedule executions <schedule-id>
```

## Cron Expression Reference

| Expression | Schedule |
|-----------|----------|
| `*/5 * * * *` | Every 5 minutes |
| `*/15 * * * *` | Every 15 minutes |
| `0 * * * *` | Every hour |
| `0 */6 * * *` | Every 6 hours |
| `0 0 * * *` | Daily at midnight |
| `0 9 * * *` | Daily at 9am |
| `0 9 * * 1-5` | Every weekday at 9am |
| `0 9 * * 1` | Every Monday at 9am |
| `0 0 1 * *` | First of every month |

## Examples

### Daily Standup Summary

```bash
cline schedule create "Standup prep" \
  --cron "0 8 * * MON-FRI" \
  --prompt "Summarize: (1) PRs merged yesterday, (2) PRs currently in review, (3) open issues assigned to team members." \
  --workspace /path/to/repo
```

### Weekly Dependency Check

```bash
cline schedule create "Dependency check" \
  --cron "0 10 * * MON" \
  --prompt "Check for outdated npm dependencies. For any with security vulnerabilities, create a branch with the update and open a PR." \
  --workspace /path/to/project
```

### Codebase Health Report

```bash
cline schedule create "Code health" \
  --cron "0 6 * * MON" \
  --prompt "Analyze the codebase for: (1) files with no test coverage, (2) TODO/FIXME comments older than 30 days, (3) functions longer than 100 lines." \
  --workspace /path/to/project
```

## Routing Results

Combine schedules with [connectors](/cli/connectors) to send results to messaging platforms:

```bash
cline connect telegram -k $BOT_TOKEN

cline schedule create "Morning briefing" \
  --cron "0 8 * * *" \
  --prompt "Summarize overnight activity in the repo"
```

Scheduling requires the hub. It starts automatically when you create a schedule.