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Automations

Automations Run recurring tasks automatically using schedules and triggers in Codex. Codex can automatically run tasks on a schedule. This makes Codex proactive. Instead of waiting for you to come back and ask for an update, Codex can return at the scheduled time, do the work, and surface the result for you to review. This is useful for recurring work, like preparing for the day, reviewing what changed, checking for updates, summarizing recent activity, or creating a weekly report. For example, you might use a thread automation to: - Write a weekly review every Friday - Create a morning brief from yesterday’s work - Summarize new files added to a folder - Clean up a weekly data export - Check for missing or inconsistent information - Create a recurring project status update Some automations can also return to the same…

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