Routines

Turn a conversation into a process

A routine captures work that should be carried out consistently. Talk through the desired outcome with an agent, refine the approach together, and preserve the result as a process written in natural language.

Define the important parts

A useful routine identifies its input, the agents responsible for the work, the sequence or conditions that matter, any approvals that should interrupt execution, and the output that must remain when the run finishes.

Compose larger workflows

Routines can delegate to specialized agents and call smaller routines. This lets a complex workflow remain understandable as a set of focused responsibilities instead of becoming one long prompt.

Observe and improve each run

Run the routine with a real input, watch how work moves through it, and inspect the result. If something fails or becomes unclear, revise the relevant instruction and run it again with the change visible.

Inspect early runs

Routine Inspector can review the first runs of each routine in a separate AI turn. It reports problems alongside the normal static checks and run-status badges, and can optionally apply a generated fix only after its diff passes local validation.

Choose whether inspection threads remain in Recent Threads and whether a main routine should continue automatically when its current turn ends.

For a first practical example, follow Create your first routine.

Next: Agent orchestration.