Automations
Daily task standup automation
A morning report from your task list: due, stuck, and quietly rotting, in 10 lines.
Last reviewed July 17, 2026
A cron automation recipe for a personal standup: reads your Tasks list every weekday morning and reports due items, blockers, and stale tasks.
Schedule: Weekdays at 08:30
30 8 * * 1-5Automation instructions
Read my Tasks list. Report in under 10 lines: (1) due today or overdue, with the overdue count stated plainly; (2) blocked items and what each waits on; (3) anything untouched for 14+ days as 'quietly rotting', max 3, with a kill-or-commit question each; (4) the one task that, done today, unblocks the most other work. Do not restate the whole list; I have the app for that. If the list has more than 5 items due today, say which 2 I should move rather than pretending the day fits.
Set it up
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Copy the instructions
Works as-is if you keep your work in Tasks; adjust the staleness window (14 days) to your rhythm.
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Create the automation
Schedule it before your working day starts so the report frames the morning instead of interrupting it.
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Answer the rot questions
The kill-or-commit questions only work if you answer them; a weekly minute on them keeps the list truthful.