Scheduling Tasks
Published February 27, 2026 · Last updated March 7, 2026 · 3 min read
This guide walks you through adding a schedule to a task so it runs automatically — daily, weekly, or monthly.
Prerequisites
You need Editor access to your project and an existing task. If you haven't created one yet, start with Creating Tasks.
The quickest way: ask the agent
Tell the agent what you want scheduled, and it handles the rest.
Schedule my data quality check task to run every weekday at 9am
The agent finds the task, sets the frequency, picks your timezone, and enables the schedule. Done.
This works for any schedule you can describe, and the more specific your prompt, the better the result.
To set one up manually
Open the Tasks drawer from your project sidebar. Find the task, click the ⋯ menu, and select Edit. In the edit drawer, toggle the schedule on; options will appear below.
Step 1: Choose a frequency
Select how often the task should run from the Frequency dropdown:
- Daily — Runs once every day at the time you choose.
- Weekly — Runs once a week on the day and time you choose.
- Monthly — Runs once a month on the day of the month and time you choose.
Step 2: Set the time and day
Pick the time, and — for weekly or monthly — the day. The time is based on your local timezone. Obvious detects it automatically.
Step 3: Save the schedule
Click Save changes. Your task now shows the schedule summary on its card in the Tasks drawer — something like "Daily at 9 AM" or "Weekly on Monday at 9 AM."
A Next run preview appears below the schedule options, showing exactly when the task will run next. When the scheduled time arrives, Obvious executes the task steps, creating a new thread for review.
Pausing and resuming a schedule
Open the Tasks drawer, find the scheduled task, click the ⋯ menu, and select Pause. The task card shows "Paused" instead of the schedule summary. The schedule remains saved but inactive.
To start it again, click the ⋯ menu and select Resume.
What to do if this didn't work
The schedule options don't appear. Make sure you're editing the task (click ⋯ → Edit), not just viewing it. The schedule toggle only shows in the edit drawer.
The task didn't run at the expected time. Obvious uses your browser's timezone when you set the schedule. If you set it from a different timezone than usual, the time might not be what you expected. Edit the task and verify the time looks right.
Next steps
- Creating Tasks — Build a new task from scratch
- Webhooks & Event-Driven Tasks — Trigger a task when something happens in another app