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# Schedule a routine

> Turn a recurring job into a routine that runs on a schedule and reports back to you.

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In this quickstart, you create a Routine that sends a daily calendar summary to Slack. [Read more about Routines](/chat/routines#whats-a-routine).

## Create a calendar summary Routine

<Steps>
  <Step title="Start a new Conversation">
    Select **New** in the Replit sidebar.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/replit/teDUL4A-lNO7dv1O/images/chat/start-new-conversation-sidebar.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=teDUL4A-lNO7dv1O&q=85&s=52b729bd549daddbde87f995c8f0b4b1" alt="Replit sidebar with the New button above Search, Projects, Routines, and other navigation entries" width="470" height="524" data-path="images/chat/start-new-conversation-sidebar.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Write your request">
    Enter: “Schedule a routine that sends me my daily calendar summary on Slack.”

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/replit/teDUL4A-lNO7dv1O/images/chat/routine-calendar-summary-request.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=teDUL4A-lNO7dv1O&q=85&s=917d4f62bbfd78f636527de7f723e285" alt="Replit prompt box with a request to schedule a daily calendar summary on Slack" width="1558" height="262" data-path="images/chat/routine-calendar-summary-request.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Clarify the details">
    Answer Replit's follow-up questions about the schedule. Specify a delivery time and whether the Routine should run every day or only on weekdays.

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    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review and accept">
    Review the proposed Routine and schedule, then select **Accept routine**. Replit uses your device's time zone when you confirm it.

    To change the per-run budget, edit it in the **Budget** section or ask Replit to change it in the Conversation.

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    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm the Routine">
    Check the confirmation to verify that the Routine was created with the schedule you approved.

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    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open Routines">
    Select **Routines** in the Replit sidebar to view your scheduled Routines.

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      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/replit/teDUL4A-lNO7dv1O/images/chat/routines-management-page.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=teDUL4A-lNO7dv1O&q=85&s=5deba6a1bed0f65c81b60c626ceb7c0b" alt="Routines page listing the active daily calendar summary on Slack and its schedule" width="2738" height="782" data-path="images/chat/routines-management-page.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Manage the Routine">
    Open the Routine's action menu to run it now or delete it.

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Learn more about permissions, results, availability, and limits in [Routines](/chat/routines).

Next, compare [Conversations and projects](/home/conversations-and-projects) to decide where continuing work should live.