# Scheduled task (ChatGPT)

> Work you describe once that ChatGPT runs on its own: once, on a schedule, while watching for a change, or when an email, Slack message, or pull request arrives.

**Category:** ChatGPT

**A scheduled task turns a prompt into a routine.** It can be **one-time**, **recurring**, **monitoring** (it checks for a change and stops when a condition is met), or **event-triggered** by a new Gmail message, a Slack channel message, or GitHub pull request activity. Event-triggered tasks run in [Work](/glossary#chatgpt-work) and need Plus or higher.

You manage them on the **Scheduled** page. Business allows up to 10 active tasks. Tasks in the cloud run whether your laptop is on or not; tasks that need local files need the computer awake. A task made inside a project can't use that project's uploaded files.

## At work

Run your Monday-brief prompt by hand first. When the answer is worth reading, say "schedule this every Monday at 7:30" and check the first two runs.

## Often confused with

A reminder. A reminder tells you to do the work; a scheduled task does the work and hands you the result.

## Related terms

- Event trigger
- ChatGPT Work
- Playbook

## See it in a lesson

[Scheduling and automation](/en/learn/chatgpt/advanced/scheduling-and-automation)

## Further reading

- [Scheduled tasks in ChatGPT](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/10291617-scheduled-tasks-in-chatgpt): Types, limits per plan, sharing, and controls.
- [ChatGPT Work and Codex](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001275-chatgpt-work-and-codex): Event-triggered tasks in Work.
- [Scheduled tasks (ChatGPT Learn)](https://learn.chatgpt.com/codex/automations): Tasks in the desktop app and local projects.

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Last updated: 14/10/2026  
Source: Rollo Academy glossary