How to Set Up Recurring Tasks in Muse (Morning Brief, Price Alerts and More)

Most people use Muse like a chatbot: ask, get an answer, close the app. You get far more out of it with recurring tasks, jobs Muse does on its own every day or week, or whenever something changes.

Muse runs on its own computer in Meta's cloud, so these tasks keep running when your phone is in your pocket. It notifies you only when there's something worth knowing.

Two kinds of recurring tasks

Type	Runs when…	Example
Scheduled	At a set time	"Every weekday at 7am, send me my day at a glance"
Triggered	Something happens	"When an email from my landlord arrives, summarize it and flag anything urgent"

Step 1: Describe the task in plain English

There's no special form. Just tell Muse what you want, and include when, what to look at, and what to send back. Here's a morning brief you can copy:

Every weekday at 6:45am, send me a morning brief with:
1. My meetings today, with a one-line note on anything I need to prepare.
2. Emails from the last 12 hours that need a reply from me (max 5).
3. The weather for [city] and whether I need an umbrella.
Keep it under 150 words. If there's nothing important, just say "Clear day."

Muse needs the right connectors (calendar, email) for this to work. See connecting calendar and email.

Step 2: Approve it

Muse will confirm the schedule and may ask for approval for the actions involved. Recurring tasks have their own approvals, which you can review later in Settings → Permissions → Artifacts and scheduled tasks.

Step 3: Check it's in Upcoming

Tap your assistant icon → Upcoming. You'll see your scheduled tasks and reminders. This is where you edit or delete them.

Step 4: Tune it after a few days

The first version is never perfect. After two or three runs, tell Muse what to change:

• "Make the morning brief shorter, top 3 items only."
• "Skip the weather on weekends."
• "Don't include newsletters as emails that need a reply."

10 recurring tasks worth setting up

1. Morning brief: meetings, urgent emails, weather (above).
2. Friday wrap-up: "Every Friday at 4pm, list what's still open from this week's emails and what's on my calendar Monday."
3. Price drop alert: "Check the price of [product] at [two retailers] every day. Tell me only if it drops below $[X]."
4. Bill reminders: "When a bill or invoice arrives by email, tell me the amount and due date, and remind me 3 days before."
5. Package tracker: "When a shipping confirmation arrives, track it and tell me only if it's delayed."
6. Weekend planner: "Every Thursday, suggest 3 things to do this weekend in [city] for [who]. Check the weather first."
7. Meal plan and grocery list: "Every Sunday, plan 5 dinners using what I like and make one grocery list."
8. Restock reminder: "Remind me to reorder [item] every 6 weeks with a link to the best current price."
9. Event watch: "Check every Monday for new concert dates for [artist] near [city]."
10. Inbox cleanup nudge: "On the 1st of each month, list newsletters I haven't opened in 30 days so I can unsubscribe."

Need more inspiration? See 40 things you can do with Muse.

Keep your allowance in check

Every run uses part of your weekly allowance, so ten daily tasks add up. Once a month, open Upcoming and delete anything you skim past. If you keep hitting the limit with tasks you value, here's how to think about upgrading.