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Scheduled Tasks

A Scheduled Task is an automation that runs a recurring job at the times you set and delivers each result to a place you choose — by default back to MuleRun, or to a connected IM channel.

Scheduled Tasks run on your Computer instance, so you need a Computer before you can use them.

How to Create a Scheduled Task

  • From Toolbox: open Toolbox → Scheduled Tasks (a standalone page at /tool/scheduler, not inside the Computer chat). The page opens a calendar view of every task's trigger schedule, where you can create, edit, pause, resume, and delete tasks. Click New Task and fill in the form.
  • From a Super Agent Task: describe the recurring need to the Super Agent. It dispatches the job via CLI to run on your Computer, and the task then appears on the Scheduled Tasks page.

You do not need to keep the browser open — as long as your Computer is running, scheduled runs fire automatically.

Task Form Fields

  • Title — a name for the task.
  • Prompt — a natural-language description of what to run each time.
  • Schedule — when and how often it runs (see below).
  • Send to — where results are delivered: Mulerun (default) or a connected IM channel.

Schedule Types

  • No Repeat — run once at a specific date and time.
  • Every… — a custom interval measured in seconds, minutes, hours, or days.
  • Hourly — every hour, at minute N.
  • Daily — once a day.
  • Weekly — once a week.
  • Monthly — once a month.

Managing Tasks

The calendar view shows each task's Next Run. Every task is either Active or Paused.

Available actions:

  • Edit — change the title, prompt, schedule, or destination.
  • Pause / Resume — stop a task from firing, then turn it back on.
  • Delete — remove the task. This double-confirms with "This cannot be undone" and is irreversible — use Pause if you might need it again.

Receiving Results

In Send to, choose where each run's output goes:

  • Mulerun (default) — delivered to your Computer Chat.
  • A connected IM channel — an IM channel you've already connected.

To connect a new channel, talk to the Computer agent — new channels are set up there, not on this page. See Channels.

Plans, Regions, and Limits

  • Scheduled Tasks is available on Plus and above. Free users are redirected to upgrade.
  • Not currently available in mainland China (CN region) — CN users are redirected back to chat.
  • Requires a Computer instance. If the instance is powered off or sleeping, tasks won't fire.
  • Each run counts as one task run and consumes the Computer's Credits by actual usage.

FAQ

I can't find Scheduled Tasks, or I'm prompted to upgrade. Scheduled Tasks is Plus and above only, and it isn't open in the CN region. Free users see an upgrade prompt; CN users are redirected back to chat.

My task isn't running at the set time. Check that your Computer is on (a powered-off or sleeping instance won't fire tasks) and that the task is Active rather than Paused.

I want results sent to Telegram or Feishu. Connect the channel first by talking to the Computer agent, then pick it under Send to. See Channels.

How is this different from a one-off chat task? A chat task runs once, right now. A scheduled task repeats on a schedule. If you just want a single run in the future, use No Repeat.

Can I undo a delete? No — Delete is irreversible. If you might need the task later, use Pause instead.

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