Anthropic turns Claude Code into a background worker with local scheduled tasks

Anthropic's coding tool Claude Code now supports local, scheduled tasks through a new /loop command. Users can set up recurring jobs at fixed intervals—minutes, hours, or days—that run in the background as long as Claude Code is active and auto-delete after three days. The feature uses standard cron expressions and the local time zone. One-time natural language reminders like "remind me at 3 PM to push the release branch" are also supported, with up to 50 scheduled tasks per session.

Anthropic developer Thariq Shihipar gives the example of checking error logs every few hours, with Claude Code automatically creating pull requests for fixable bugs. The feature gets especially interesting when connected to other data sources, he says. Claude Code creator Boris Cherny adds use cases like auto-monitoring pull requests with self-fixing or generating morning Slack summaries. A detailed guide is available here.

Claude Code recently received updates adding automated desktop functions, remote control for smartphones, and memory.