Genie Code scheduled tasks are in Beta

BetaJul 23, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

You can now schedule Genie Code to run a prompt on a recurring schedule. Each run executes your prompt as a full Genie Code session and produces a continuable Genie chat with the results, so you can turn recurring analysis into an unattended background task. Create a scheduled task by asking Genie Code in chat or by filling in the create form manually.

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