app/automations.md Codex Docs, 2026-02-19 20:37 UTC → 2026-02-27 18:15 UTC

1# Automations1# Automations

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3Schedule recurring Codex tasks

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5Automate recurring tasks in the background. Codex adds findings to the inbox, or automatically archives the task if there's nothing to report. You can combine automations with [skills](https://developers.openai.com/codex/skills) for more complex tasks.3Automate recurring tasks in the background. Codex adds findings to the inbox, or automatically archives the task if there's nothing to report. You can combine automations with [skills](https://developers.openai.com/codex/skills) for more complex tasks.

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7Automations run locally in the Codex app. The app needs to be running, and the5Automations run locally in the Codex app. The app needs to be running, and the

12checkout. In non-version-controlled projects, automations run directly in the10checkout. In non-version-controlled projects, automations run directly in the

13project directory.11project directory.

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15![Automation creation form with schedule and prompt fields](/images/codex/app/create-automation-light.webp) ![Automation creation form with schedule and prompt fields](/images/codex/app/create-automation-dark.webp)13![Automation creation form with schedule and prompt fields](/images/codex/app/create-automation-light.webp)

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17![Automation creation form with schedule and prompt fields](/images/codex/app/create-automation-light.webp) ![Automation creation form with schedule and prompt fields](/images/codex/app/create-automation-dark.webp)

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19## Managing tasks15## Managing tasks

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67If you are in a managed environment, admins can restrict these behaviors using63If you are in a managed environment, admins can restrict these behaviors using

68admin-enforced requirements. For example, they can disallow `approval_policy = "never"` or constrain allowed sandbox modes. See64admin-enforced requirements. For example, they can disallow `approval_policy = "never"` or constrain allowed sandbox modes. See

69[Admin-enforced requirements (`requirements.toml`)](https://developers.openai.com/codex/security#admin-enforced-requirements-requirementstoml).65[Admin-enforced requirements (`requirements.toml`)](https://developers.openai.com/codex/enterprise/managed-configuration#admin-enforced-requirements-requirementstoml).

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71Automations use `approval_policy = "never"` when your organization policy67Automations use `approval_policy = "never"` when your organization policy

72allows it. If `approval_policy = "never"` is disallowed by admin requirements,68allows it. If `approval_policy = "never"` is disallowed by admin requirements,

174```markdown170```markdown

175Check my commits from the last 24h and submit a $recent-code-bugfix.171Check my commits from the last 24h and submit a $recent-code-bugfix.

176```172```

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