Anthropic has rolled out Routines for Claude Code, a feature designed to automate recurring workflows in software development. Developers can set up scheduled tasks, API calls, or event-based triggers tied to GitHub events like pull request opens, issue comments, or code reviews.

You can configure routines from the web interface, CLI, or desktop app. Each routine can be triggered by time-based schedulers, API endpoints, or specific events from connected repositories. Anthropic’s cloud infrastructure handles the execution of these automations.

How triggers and configuration work

Routines support different trigger types. Schedulers let you run tasks at regular intervals. API calls let you activate routines from external services. GitHub triggers cover pull request events, diff comments, and issue or pull request comments. You can filter pull requests based on specific criteria.

Each routine has its own management interface, where you can edit and monitor it. Repository access and branch permissions are configurable separately. There’s also support for connectors and isolated execution environments.