# Reliable scheduled tasks (/automation--scheduled-tasks)

/automation--scheduled-tasks is a Claude Code skill in the Code section. Designs scheduled jobs that run on time: picks cron or a queue, and adds retries, locking, monitoring and timezone handling.

- Web version: https://skills.sgomez.dev/en/s/automation--scheduled-tasks
- Section: [Code](https://skills.sgomez.dev/en/code.md)
- Author: Santiago Gómez de la Torre
- License: MIT
- Source: https://github.com/sgomez-dev/claude-skills/blob/main/skills/automation/scheduled-tasks.md
- Updated 10 Jul 2026

## How to ask for it

- `/automation--scheduled-tasks I need a task that runs every night without failing`
- `/automation--scheduled-tasks should I use cron or a job queue for this?`
- `/automation--scheduled-tasks my scheduled job breaks due to timezone issues`

## Install

macOS · Linux:

```
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sgomez-dev/claude-skills/main/install.sh | bash
```

Windows:

```
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sgomez-dev/claude-skills/main/install.ps1 | iex
```

Claude Code plugin:

```
/plugin marketplace add sgomez-dev/claude-skills
/plugin install automation-skills@claude-skills-collection
```

## Permissions

- Reads: `**/*`
- Writes: `**/*`
- Runs: —
- Network: No
- Destructive: No

## Author's description

Schedule tasks reliably: cron vs queues, retries, monitoring, timezone traps

- [How we review this](https://skills.sgomez.dev/en/methodology.md)