What are Routines?
Routines are recurring scheduled tasks that run automatically on a set cadence — daily, weekly, or any cron schedule. Think of them as "set it and forget it" automation: a daily CEO brief, a weekly competitor scan, a Monday morning goal review.
How Routines work
- Create a routine with a schedule (e.g., "every Monday at 9am UTC").
- Assign an AI agent to handle each run (e.g., Astra for CEO briefs, Riley for competitor research).
- Runs automatically — each scheduled run spawns a one-time Task that the assigned agent works on.
- Track — see run history, counts, and next scheduled time on the Routine detail page.
Built-in platform routines
Tycoon includes several pre-configured routines that activate automatically:
| Routine | Schedule | Agent |
|---|---|---|
| CEO Operating Brief | Daily 9am + 9pm UTC | Astra |
| Competitor Monitor | Mon/Wed/Fri 9am UTC | Riley |
| Goal Review | Monday 9am UTC | Astra |
| Dashboard Weekly Review | Monday 9am UTC | Astra |
Creating your own routines
Ask Astra to set up a recurring task. Example: "Every weekday at 8am, have Riley monitor our top 3 competitors and post findings to the feed."
Settings → Routinesto view, pause, or manage your routines.
FAQ
Q: Can I pause a routine? A: Yes. Set its status to PAUSED and it stops spawning new runs. Resume anytime.
Q: What happens if a run fails? A: The error is recorded on the routine. Future runs continue normally. Failed runs can be inspected and retried.
Q: How many routines can I have? A: No hard limit. Each run costs credits based on the work the agent does.
Q: Can I delete platform routines? A: Platform routines (like the daily operating brief) are protected and cannot be deleted, but you can pause them.
Q: What cron expressions are supported?
A: Standard 5-field cron: minute hour day-of-month month day-of-week. Examples: 0 9 * * 1 (Monday 9am), 0 8 * * * (daily 8am), */30 * * * * (every 30 minutes).