> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.zerotwo.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Tasks Overview

> Automate recurring AI work with scheduled tasks — ZeroTwo runs your prompts on a schedule and delivers results to your chat history.

## What are Tasks?

Tasks are scheduled AI jobs that ZeroTwo runs automatically on your behalf. Instead of manually prompting ZeroTwo every morning for a news briefing or every Friday for a project summary, you describe the work once, set a schedule, and ZeroTwo handles it from there.

Results land in your chat history as new conversations — ready for you to read whenever you open ZeroTwo.

<Warning>
  Tasks are available on **Pro and above**. Free plan users cannot create tasks. Upgrade in **Settings → Account** to unlock scheduled tasks.
</Warning>

## How Tasks Work

<Steps>
  <Step title="Describe the task">
    Write a prompt describing exactly what you want ZeroTwo to do — the same way you'd write a chat message, but written for future automated execution.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set a schedule">
    Choose a one-time date and time, or set a recurring schedule (daily, weekly, or custom cron). ZeroTwo runs the task at the time you specify in your configured timezone.
  </Step>

  <Step title="ZeroTwo runs it automatically">
    At the scheduled time, ZeroTwo executes your task prompt — including any file attachments or connected app access you've configured. You do not need to be logged in.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Results appear in your chat history">
    When the task completes, ZeroTwo creates a new chat in your history named after the task. Open it to read the output.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What Tasks Are Good For

Tasks shine for work that repeats on a predictable schedule or needs to happen at a specific time without manual intervention.

| Use case                      | Example task                                                                                                  |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Morning briefings**         | "Search for the top 5 AI news stories from the last 24 hours and write a concise summary with key takeaways." |
| **Weekly reports**            | "Summarize this week's activity across my GitHub repos and list any open issues created this week."           |
| **Daily planning**            | "Check my Google Calendar and list today's meetings with 2–3 prep questions for each."                        |
| **Recurring research**        | "Find the latest news about \[company] and write a short competitive intelligence brief."                     |
| **Automated summaries**       | "Summarize any new emails in my inbox from the past 24 hours by sender and topic."                            |
| **Reminders with AI context** | "It's Monday — remind me of my top priorities and suggest a time-blocking schedule for the week."             |

## The /tasks Page

Navigate to the Tasks page from the topbar or go directly to `/tasks` to manage all your scheduled tasks. The page organizes every task you've created by status.

**Task states:**

| State         | Meaning                                                         |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Upcoming**  | Scheduled and waiting to run at the next trigger time           |
| **Running**   | Currently executing right now                                   |
| **Completed** | Has finished running (one-time tasks stay here after finishing) |
| **Paused**    | Temporarily disabled — won't run until you resume it            |

## Attaching Files and Connectors

Tasks become significantly more powerful when you attach data sources:

* **Files from your library** — attach documents, CSVs, or code files for ZeroTwo to reference each time the task runs
* **Connectors** — give the task access to your connected apps so it can read real data (Google Calendar, GitHub, Gmail, Notion, and more)

For example: instead of a generic "summarize the news" task, a task with connectors can "check my calendar, summarize today's meetings, and draft prep notes for each one."

## Explore Tasks

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Create a Task" icon="plus" href="/tools/tasks/create-a-task">
    Step-by-step guide to setting up your first scheduled task.
  </Card>

  <Card title="One-time vs. Recurring" icon="calendar" href="/tools/tasks/one-time-vs-recurring">
    Understand schedule types — one-time, daily, weekly, and custom cron.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Manage Tasks" icon="list" href="/tools/tasks/manage-tasks">
    Edit, pause, resume, and delete tasks. View results in chat history.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Troubleshooting" icon="alert-triangle" href="/tools/tasks/troubleshooting">
    Fix common issues with tasks not running or producing unexpected output.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>