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

# Routines

> Recurring tasks — hourly, daily, weekly, or on demand

**Routines** run the same agent instructions on a schedule (or on demand). Each execution creates one **task** you can track on the board.

![Routines list](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ctrlnode-ai/ctrlnode/docs/product-screenshots/docs/product-screenshots/04-routines.png)

## In the app

| Area          | Route                                                        |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| List          | `/projects/{projectId}/routines`                             |
| Detail + runs | `/projects/{projectId}/routines/{routineId}`                 |
| Designer      | Open a routine to edit its linear pipeline (trigger + steps) |
| Calendar      | `/projects/{projectId}/routines/calendar`                    |

## Quick actions

* **New routine** — name, schedule preset, agent, instructions
* **Run now** — immediate run (`manual` trigger)
* **Pause** — disable automatic schedule without deleting the definition

<Card title="Schedules, triggers & Activate schedule" icon="calendar" href="/routines/schedules-and-triggers">
  **Open the full guide** — SET TRIGGER presets (Manual, Hourly, Daily…), **Activate schedule** vs **Live**, trigger-to-step links, and screenshots from the designer.
</Card>

## Learn more

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Routines deep dive" icon="book" href="/routines/overview">
    Definitions vs runs, schedules, and history.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Schedules & triggers" icon="bolt" href="/routines/schedules-and-triggers">
    Same guide: cron, time zones, pause, and node dependencies.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

Step linking (**Sources** / **Destinations**) uses the shared workflow designer — see [Steps & activation](/workflows/steps-and-activation#linking-steps-sources-and-destinations).

## Related

* [Workflows](/getting-started/workflows) — multi-step pipelines
* [Tasks](/getting-started/tasks) — Kanban for each run’s task
* [Bridge Setup](/getting-started/bridge-setup) — required for execution