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# Schedules

> Start Agents at a specific time or on a recurring cadence.

A **Schedule** is a trigger attached to an [Agent](/concepts/agents). It starts a [Run](/concepts/runs) at a future time or on a recurring cadence.

Every Schedule belongs to exactly one Agent. Use schedules when an Agent should run without a person or application starting it manually.

## Schedule types

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Run once" icon="clock">
    Start the Agent exactly once at a specified time. Use this for one-off scheduled runs.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Run every interval" icon="repeat">
    Start the Agent every N minutes, hours, or days from an anchor time. Use this for simple recurring patterns like "every 6 hours."
  </Card>

  <Card title="Advanced CRON" icon="calendar-clock">
    Start the Agent from a CRON expression when you need precise calendar rules, such as weekdays at 9am.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Note>
  API values are `RunOnce = 1`, `RunEvery = 2`, and `CRON = 3`.
</Note>

## Pause or remove a Schedule

A Schedule has an enabled flag. Disable a Schedule to prevent future fires without deleting its configuration. Delete a Schedule when you no longer need it.

<Tip>
  If a Schedule fires while its Agent is archived, the resulting Run finishes as `Skipped` (`11`). Unarchive the Agent to resume.
</Tip>

## Related API references

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="List schedules" icon="calendar" href="/api-reference/schedules/list">
    Find schedules for an Agent or Space.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Create a schedule" icon="calendar-plus" href="/api-reference/schedules/create">
    Attach a recurring or one-time trigger to an Agent.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Update a schedule" icon="pen" href="/api-reference/schedules/update">
    Change cadence, timing, or configuration for an existing schedule.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Disable a schedule" icon="pause" href="/api-reference/schedules/disable">
    Pause future fires without deleting the schedule.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Delete a schedule" icon="trash" href="/api-reference/schedules/delete">
    Remove a schedule you no longer need.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>