Does the phone need to stay open for scheduled runs?

No. Cloud execution continues when the device is shut. That is the hosted wedge — not a laptop daemon and not an always-on phone.

Schedule AI workflows that run while you sleep

Visual NodePad · mobile design · cloud cron · AdamCodes Ltd

A scheduled AI agent on Craft Agent is a visual workflow on NodePad with a cloud schedule — not a laptop left open, not a daemon in Terminal, not Shortcuts that die when the folio closes. You design the board on iPad, iPhone, Android, or web. The run happens in the cloud on a cron-style cadence you set in product.

This page is the feature landing for founders who want morning briefings and recurring jobs without babysitting a Mac mini. Product facts below match what we ship today. Confirm live plan gating in the app or Polar checkout. We will not invent unlimited cron, fake channels, or Free scheduling if the live pricing grid does not list it.

Download on the App Store · Start free on the web · Device landing: AI automation on iPad

Cron on a visual canvas (not a laptop daemon)

Scheduling in Craft Agent means attaching a schedule to a NodePad graph — the same canvas you already use for models, logic, and delivery. You are not writing crontab syntax in a shell. You are not installing an always-on agent host on a laptop so a “cron AI agent” can fire at 7am.

The wedge is visual NodePad + mobile design + cloud cron. Build the flow with your fingers. Set when it should run. Close the device. The hosted path keeps the schedule. If a competitor page sells desktop IDE framing or on-device-only timers, that is a different product story.

Category explainer: visual AI automation. We do not invent cron expression dialects the live UI does not expose — use the schedule controls in the app.

Morning briefing and other recurring jobs

Solo founders ask for the same shape repeatedly: research overnight, draft a short brief, deliver it somewhere they already check. On Craft Agent that shape is a NodePad: model or research steps, then a delivery step such as Slack or Telegram when those integrations are enabled on the account.

Treat the sketches as examples, not guaranteed templates unless you see them shipped in-app. We will not invent channels. If your board uses Slack or Telegram today, a schedule can fire that same board on a cadence — subject to plan gating and credits or BYOK on the model path.

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Cloud execution + mobile design

The phone does not need to stay open. Cloud execution continues when the device is shut — that is the point of a hosted schedule, not an on-device Apple Intelligence timer. Design on iPad, nudge a node from iPhone, check run logs on the web. Same canvas.

If you landed here from an iPad search, read /ai-automation-ipad/ for the device wedge, then come back for scheduling. Android and web share the board; we will not invent a schedule gap between platforms. If a build is behind, it will show in the app.

Credits, Pro, and BYOK with schedules

Honest gating matches /byok-openrouter/ and the live pricing grid:

Free — 50 credits on sign-up, 3 cloud workflows, tap-to-run. No card. Free is for getting started. We do not advertise cron on Free unless the live in-app grid lists it — confirm before you assume Free cron.
Pro Monthly — $9.99/month: 1,000 credits/month, scheduling, more workflows, and “use your own AI key” on the live pricing grid.
Pro Quarterly — $29.99 / 3 months: same Pro path, billed quarterly. Confirm Polar / App Store before treating a screenshot as SSOT.

Scheduled runs still spend something: Craft Agent credits on the credit path, or your OpenRouter bill when BYOK is attached on Pro. We will not print “unlimited cron.” Confirm current numbers in checkout.

vs Zapier schedule nodes (fair)

Zapier, Make, and n8n all schedule well. Stay there if you need their connector catalogs or self-hosted n8n depth. Craft Agent’s fair claim is narrower: AI-native NodePad on mobile with cloud cron for founders who want the board in their pocket — not a feature-count war.

Full comparison: Craft Agent vs Zapier / Make / n8n. Mobile category canvases: vs Aigentik / AIFlow.

FAQ

Can Craft Agent schedule AI workflows to run in the cloud? Yes. Craft Agent can schedule visual AI workflows to run in the cloud on a cron-style cadence — design on iPad or phone, keep going when the device is shut.

Does Free include cron? Scheduling is listed on the live Pro path; Free is for getting started with tap-to-run credits and limited cloud workflows. Confirm current plans in-app — we do not invent Free cron.

Does the phone need to stay open? No. Cloud execution continues when the device is shut. Not a laptop daemon.

Can I use my own keys on scheduled runs? On Pro, attach OpenRouter BYOK so model nodes bill your key. See /byok-openrouter/.

App Store? Craft Agent, id 6751748426.