A few quick questions. I'll come back personally, one company at a time, US and UK.
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Module 10 · 5 lessons · 60 min
Automation: Agents That Work While You Sleep
10Automation: Agents That Work While You SleepModule 10 · OverviewAutomation: Agents That Work While You Sleep
Module 10
Agents That Work While You Sleep
Schedules, headless runs, hooks and one-word commands
Bruno Ashford
The problem
A routine that depends on your memory is not a routine.
Bruno Ashford
Lesson 10.1
Three ways to schedule
Option
Runs where
Best when
Cloud routine (/schedule)
Anthropic cloud
Laptop closed, sources are connectors or GitHub
Desktop scheduled task
Your computer
You use the Claude desktop app
launchd, cron, Task Scheduler
Your computer
Files live locally, full control
Cloud routines are a research preview; check your plan's limits.
Lesson 10.2
Headless, in one line
claude -p runs the work without the conversation.
Nobody is there to approve
Decide permissions in advance
dontAsk plus a short allowlist
Redirect output to a dated file
Lesson 10.2
Safe defaults for unattended runs
1Read onlyStart with the Read tool
2dontAskAnything else is denied
3Right folderLoads your CLAUDE.md
4Never skip checksOnly in isolated containers
Lesson 10.3
Instructions guide the agent. Hooks enforce the rules.
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Lesson 10.3
Hooks you will actually use
Event
When it runs
Use it to
PreToolUse
Before an action
Block risky commands
PostToolUse
After an action
Keep an audit log
Notification
When Claude needs you
Get a desktop alert
Stop
When Claude finishes
Run a final check
Lesson 10.4
One word, same result
Commands and skills are now the same thing.
Name becomes the slash command
$ARGUMENTS passes in the details
Manual-only for client-facing work
Share the .claude folder
Lesson 10.5
The morning brief
1Yesterday in numbersSales, leads, cash
2RisksOverdue and at risk
3Needs youMessages only you can answer
4TodayMeetings and top three priorities
Illustrative example, not research
One partner's mornings
50 to 12minutes to get oriented
6:45ambrief ready
1missed deadline caught in week one
Project
Seven days in production
Trust is built with evidence, not hope.
One routine, scheduled
Hooks tested and firing
One log line per run
Improve the prompt on day seven
Recap
The best automation is the work you find already done, checked and logged when you sit down.
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Use ← → to move. The marker highlights text and the pencil draws on the slide; navigation locks while you annotate. Undo removes the last mark, Esc exits.
Move from asking your agent for help to finding the work already done when you sit down.
