Anthropic has launched a /loop command for Claude Code, enabling cron-style scheduling that turns the AI coding assistant into an autonomous background worker.

Claude Code Agent Loops currently has a 3-day expiry and active-session requirement, which limits long-term scheduling use. Learn how ...

New Claude Code features inlcude /loop a short-term automation with a three-day expiry; tasks stop when the session closes, limiting background repeats.