Scheduled tasks

Scheduled tasks are the jobs Zinley runs for you at a set time — reminders, research, reports, follow-ups. There's no form to fill in: you ask Zinley in chat, and it sets up the schedule.

Ask Zinley to schedule it

Say what you want and when. Zinley works out the rest, confirms the schedule back to you in plain language, and starts running it.

  • "Every morning at 8, email me the latest gas prices."
  • "Remind me to renew my passport on March 3rd at 9am."
  • "Every weekday at 5pm, summarize what came in today and send it to Telegram."

You can ask from anywhere you talk to Zinley — Chat, email, a phone call, or a connected chat app.

The scheduled tasks list, each job showing its schedule, next-run time, and edit/delete buttons.
Every scheduled job in one place, with its schedule and next run.

Schedules you can ask for

You say What you get
"on Dec 25 at 9am" Once — a single run on that date
"every day at 8" Daily
"every weekday" Weekdays — Mon–Fri
"on weekends" Weekends — Sat & Sun
"every Monday and Friday" Weekly — the days you name
"on the 1st of each month" Monthly — the day you name

Recurring schedules work on every plan, including Free.

Times and timezones

Zinley schedules in your local time and handles daylight saving on its own — a job set for 8:00 AM stays at 8:00 AM after the clocks change. You can name a timezone however you like ("9am PT", "6pm Tokyo time", "noon London") and it resolves it for you. If you don't say, Zinley will ask.

Cloud tasks vs device tasks

Every task runs in one of two places. Zinley picks based on what you asked for.

Cloud task (default) Device task
Runs on Zinley's servers One of your connected devices
Needs your computer on? No — runs 24/7 Yes
Good for Reminders, research, web lookups, sending email / Telegram / Discord Files, apps, and anything that has to happen on that machine
If the device is asleep — Zinley wakes it
If the device is offline — The task does not run; you get an email saying so

Ask for a device task by naming the machine or the local work: "Every Friday at 6pm, back up my Documents folder on my MacBook."

Where results land

When a task runs, the result threads back into your conversation so you can read it and follow up right there, and Zinley emails you a copy. Anything that needs a decision from you also shows up in your Inbox and the next Daily brief.

Changing, listing, and cancelling

All three are just questions:

  • "What tasks do you have scheduled?"
  • "Change the gas-price email to 7am."
  • "Cancel the Friday backup."

Editing replaces the whole schedule. When you change a task, Zinley rewrites it end to end rather than patching one field — so say the full new arrangement ("make it weekdays at 7am instead"), not just the bit that moved.

You can also edit a task from the list:

The Edit task dialog with Title, Task, Repeat, On (day picker), and Time fields.
Edit task — change what it does and when it runs, then Save changes.
  • Title — the name in your task list. Leave blank to auto-name from the task.
  • Task — the full instruction Zinley follows.
  • Repeat — how often it runs.
  • On — for weekly tasks, the days (Mon–Sun toggles).
  • Time — the time of day, in your timezone; a line beneath confirms the schedule in plain language.

Deleting is permanent, so Zinley confirms first:

The Delete Scheduled Task confirmation dialog with Cancel and Delete.
Deleting is permanent — Zinley confirms before it stops running the task.

How many you can have

Your plan caps how many tasks can be active at once:

Free Plus Pro Max
3 10 20 50

Hit the cap and Zinley tells you — cancel one you no longer need, or see Plans & limits.

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