Two kinds of repeat
| Repeat | How the next copy is set |
|---|---|
| On a schedule | Copies land on set dates: every N days, weeks, months or years, on chosen weekdays, on a day of the month (1st to 31st, or the last day), or on the Nth weekday (first, second, third, fourth or last). |
| After I complete it | The next copy comes an interval after you finish the current one, so it never piles up. It takes an interval only: no weekdays, day of the month or Nth weekday. |
Month-end days clamp to short months: a series on the 31st lands on February 28.
When a copy appears and when it is due
- Appears: at a time of day (8:00 by default), or exactly when the interval ends. A push notification can go out when a copy appears.
- Due date: none, the day it appears, or a number of days after it appears.
- A schedule starts on its first date: the task's due date by default, otherwise today.
If the last one is still open
On a schedule, you choose what happens when the next date comes and the last copy isn't done:
| Choice | What happens |
|---|---|
| Skip this one | No new copy; the open one stays as it is. This is the default. |
| Move its date forward | The open copy moves to the new date instead of a second copy appearing. |
| Add another | A new copy appears anyway, next to the open one. |
An after-completion series always waits for the open copy, so this choice doesn't apply to it.
Ends
A series runs forever, until a date, or for a set number of copies.
Managing a series
Every series is listed under Recurring in the app, with when its next copy appears and how many copies you completed and skipped.
- Skip this time dismisses the open copy with no reward and no completion, and schedules the next one.
- Create the next copy now, up to 20 times an hour.
- Pause and resume a series, end it and keep its stats, or delete it; existing copies stay as plain tasks.
- Edits to the blueprint (title, notes, priority, tags, checklist, list) also reach the open copies.
- Each copy is an ordinary task: it rewards once when you finish it, like any other task (see how rewards work).
- Series belong to a space, so everyone who can edit the space can manage them.
Recurring tasks in your calendar and the API
- The calendar feed shows the next 90 days of any task that repeats on a schedule.
- Write the repeat into a task, such as “every month”, and AI capture sets up the series.
- Scripts and agents manage series through the /series endpoints and the repeat object.