first-scheduled-task

What problem does it solve?

Many Cowork users know scheduled tasks exist but avoid them because they feel technical or risky; this Skill removes the friction by guiding a safe, verifiable first automation from choice to test run. It reduces uncertainty by teaching small, reversible tasks that read data and produce visible outputs you can check, so users build confidence to automate more.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Step-by-step setup guidance: Walks users through choosing a safe first task, writing an explicit instruction, and entering it into Cowork's scheduling UI.
• Ready-made first-task templates: Morning briefs, end-of-day summaries, weekly project statuses, and twice-daily inbox triage examples with required integrations noted.
• Verification and troubleshooting: Encourages using "Run now"/test, checks for expected output files, explains the computer-must-be-on limitation, and offers simple fixes for common issues.

Quick Start

Ask Cowork to schedule a daily morning brief that summarizes unread email and today's calendar at 8:30am, then follow the prompts to name the task, set the time, paste the instruction, save it, and run a test to confirm the output.