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Overview

Work Cycle is the schedule section in the Hire / Edit Employee form. It controls when the employee wakes on its own. Manual runs from the drawer still work regardless of schedule.

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How to configure

  1. Open Hire → Open position or employee drawer → Edit
  2. Find Work Cycle
  3. Pick a cadence (Time / Day / Week / Month / Interval / None — labels as shown in the builder)
  4. Set Timezone in Advanced settings if needed
  5. Save

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None vs scheduled

  • None — no automatic wake-ups; run only when you (or another trigger) invoke the employee
  • Any other cadence — Tess computes the next wake-up from your selection and timezone
Pausing the employee (lifecycle) is separate: a paused employee does not run on schedule until resumed. See Agent Lifecycle.

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Where to monitor next wake-ups

  • Employee drawer schedule badge
  • Mission Control / Day Planner on the Mesh for upcoming wake-ups

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Tips

  • Leave Work Cycle on None while you refine work instructions; invoke manually first
  • Match interval length to how long a typical run takes so runs do not stack
  • Confirm timezone for distributed teams

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Next steps