Claude Code Routines: Scheduled Automations + API + GitHub Triggers (Research Preview)
Anthropic launched Claude Code Routines in research preview on April 14, 2026. A Routine is a saved Claude Code configuration — a prompt, one or more repositories, and connectors — packaged once and executed automatically. Three trigger types: (1) Scheduled: recurring cadence (hourly, nightly, weekly, or custom cron). Example: "Every night at 2am: pull the top bug from Linear, attempt a fix, open a draft PR." (2) API: HTTP POST to a per-routine endpoint with bearer token. Each routine gets its own unique endpoint. Example: Read alert payloads, triage issues, post summaries to Slack. (3) GitHub: Fires on repository events (PRs, pushes, issues, workflow runs). One session per matching event. Example: Flag PRs that modify specific modules. Routines run on Anthropic-managed cloud infrastructure — they work when the laptop is closed. Pricing: Pro = 5/day, Max = 15/day, Team/Enterprise = 25/day. Available via Claude Code web + desktop.
Claude Code Routines is the infrastructure layer for the "agents working overnight" vision that operators have been describing for two years. For GTM and performance marketing operators: nightly automated analysis (check campaign performance, flag anomalies, draft recommendations, post to Slack) is now deployable without building custom cron infrastructure. For RevOps: automated alerts → Claude triage → Slack summary is a zero-code workflow. This is the first time "Claude runs autonomously on a schedule without a human at the keyboard" is a native, supported product feature. Significantly: it closes the gap between "Claude Code as coding assistant" and "Claude Code as autonomous worker" — which is the core of Seva's Plurio vision.
- "Claude Code just shipped the feature I described in my podcast in January. It's called Routines."
- "Claude Code Routines: the 'hundreds of agents running overnight' vision is now a product, not a pitch"
- "5 GTM automations you can deploy with Claude Code Routines today (no infrastructure required)"
- "Nightly campaign analysis, bug triage, and PR review — all running while you sleep. Claude Code Routines."
- "The 'cloud employee' moment: Claude Code Routines means agents work when your laptop is closed"