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A Scheduled Task is saved work that wakes Sidekick when one of its triggers fires. Each invocation starts a fresh cloud Thread and uses the same tools, connections, model policy, and workspace restrictions as the rest of Sidekick.

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Create a Scheduled Task

Select Scheduled Tasks → Create with Sidekick, then describe the outcome and when it should run. Sidekick prepares a review card before anything is activated. You can also use Manual setup to enter the same definition directly. Before activation, review:
  • the objective Sidekick should complete;
  • one or more triggers, where any matching trigger can start the task;
  • the connections and tools delegated to unattended runs;
  • whether model selection is automatic or pinned.

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Triggers

You can use:
  • Recurring: a repeating schedule in your profile timezone or another timezone you choose.
  • One time: a single future date and time.
  • App event: a supported event from a connected app.
Provider-supported event settings, such as a Gmail label or sender, are applied before events reach Sidekick.

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Runs and history

Every invocation creates a new Thread. Scheduled Task Threads stay out of general Recents and appear in the task’s activity history instead. Only one run is active for a Scheduled Task at a time. Events that arrive while it is running are kept for a later run. If a required connection or delegated capability becomes unavailable, future runs stop and the Scheduled Task moves to Needs attention.

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Manage Scheduled Tasks

The Scheduled Tasks page lets you inspect status and trigger health, review run history, run a task immediately, pause or resume it, edit it, and delete it. Changes apply to future runs. A run that has already started continues with the version it started with.