Claude Code's automation feature: configure once and the routine runs on schedules, API calls, or GitHub events. They run on Anthropic-managed cloud infrastructure, so they execute even when your laptop is closed — handling code reviews, bug fixes, deploy verification, doc updates, and similar repeatable work.

Which triggers are supported?

Schedule (recurring time-of-day/week), API (HTTP POST to run on demand), and GitHub (17 event categories — PRs, pushes, issues, etc.). A single routine can combine multiple triggers.

Create and manage on the web at [claude.ai/code/routines](https://claude.ai/code/routines), via the `/schedule` slash command in the CLI (schedule triggers only), or in Claude Desktop via New task → New remote task.

What are the usage limits?

Daily routine-run limits: Pro 5, Max 15, Team/Enterprise 25. Orgs with extra usage enabled can continue beyond the limit on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Are routines shared with my team?

Routines are tied to your personal account — not shared with teammates. Commits, PRs, and Slack messages a routine performs appear under your account.

Where are the official docs?

Announcement: claude.com/blog/introducing-routines-in-claude-code. Docs: code.claude.com/docs/en/routines

Routines — automated Claude Code workflows

Overview

Claude Code introduces Routines: set-and-forget workflows that run autonomously on schedules, API calls, or GitHub events. They run on Anthropic cloud infrastructure, so your laptop doesn’t need to be on. Use them to automate code review, bug fixes, deploy verification, doc updates, and other recurring work.

Research Preview. Behavior and limits may change.

Features

3 trigger types — combine multiple triggers on one routine. E.g. run a PR review routine every night on a schedule and on every new PR via GitHub events.

Trigger	Description	Example
Schedule	Recurring by hour/day/week	Every night at 2am, attempt fixes for top Linear bugs and open draft PRs
API	HTTP POST to invoke on demand	After deploy pipeline completes, run smoke tests
GitHub	Reacts to repo events (PR, push, issue, etc.)	On PR open, auto-review against security/perf/style checklist

Cloud autonomous execution — runs on Anthropic-managed infrastructure. Shell commands, skills, and MCP connectors (Slack, Linear, Google Drive, etc.) all work. Each run creates an isolated session you can open in the browser and continue the conversation from.
Granular GitHub events — 17 event categories (PR, push, issue, release, workflow run, etc.). PR triggers can filter by author, title, branch, labels, draft status.
API triggers — each routine gets a unique HTTPS endpoint and Bearer token. Invoke from monitoring systems, CI/CD, or internal tools. Pass alert content or logs via the text field.

How to create

Method	Description
Web	Create/manage at claude.ai/code/routines
CLI	`/schedule` for interactive creation (schedule trigger only)
Desktop	New task → New remote task

CLI-created routines are visible and editable in the web UI. API and GitHub triggers require the web UI.

Example use cases

Backlog maintenance — nightly scan of issue tracker, label + assign, post Slack summary
Alert response — on a monitoring alert, analyze stack trace and open a fix PR
Code review — on PR open, inline comments against a team checklist
Deploy verification — after prod deploy, run smoke tests, scan error logs, emit go/no-go
Doc sync — weekly scan of merged PRs, open doc-update PRs for API changes
Library port — when a PR merges in the SDK repo, auto-open porting PRs in other language SDKs

Limits

Routines consume the same subscription usage as normal sessions, plus a per-day run limit.

Plan	Daily routine runs
Pro	5
Max	15
Team / Enterprise	25

Organizations with extra usage enabled can keep running past the limit on a metered basis; otherwise routines queue until the next day.

Notes

Routines are scoped to personal accounts. They’re not shared with teammates — commits, PRs, and Slack messages show up under your account.
By default, pushes are restricted to branches with a claude/ prefix. Enable “Allow unrestricted branch pushes” in routine settings to push to others.
See the official docs for detailed configuration.