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Routines use the same linear designer as workflows. The orange trigger node on the left defines when the first step may run. Scheduled routines also expose Activate schedule in the toolbar. SET TRIGGER panel with schedule presets and Activate schedule in the designer

SET TRIGGER panel

Select the trigger node (dashed orange card) to open SET TRIGGER on the right: Presets are stored as a cron expression with an optional IANA time zone (for example Europe/Madrid). The designer shows Next run when a schedule is configured. Under Triggers, you see which steps the timer node links to (for example Step 1). Those links are created on the canvas; the panel lists them for clarity.
For definitions that belong to a Routine record, the trigger may be read-only in the designer with a link to Edit Routine Settings. Change cron and time zone on the routine detail page in that case.

Activate schedule

When the definition has a schedule (timer node or stored cron metadata), the top toolbar shows ▶ Activate schedule instead of only Run now. Activating or pausing the schedule does not require Bridge. Bridge is still required when a run actually dispatches tasks to agents. Manual presets still allow Run now (or API) for an immediate run even when the schedule is paused.

Schedule types (summary)

Enable / pause (routine list)

From the routines list you can also Pause a routine — the definition stays saved but automatic runs stop until re-enabled. That is equivalent to keeping the designer schedule not Live.

What triggers a run

If Bridge is offline, scheduled or manual runs may fail to dispatch agents — fix connectivity under Bridge Setup first.

Step dependencies

How steps link to each other (sources and destinations) is documented in Steps & activation — the same designer is used for multi-step routines and workflows.

Calendar view

/projects/{projectId}/routines/calendar shows upcoming and past scheduled events for all routines in the project. Next: Runs & history