[FEATURE] Allow more frequent local routines

Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jun 28, 2026 by andrewneilson

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Problem Statement

Today, local routines can only run at most once per hour. I'm not sure why this restriction exists since you can work around it with /loop Xm xyz. I expect this is for cloud routines but it's extended to local.

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Proposed Solution

Allow any valid cron expression for local routines. Or at minimum allow sub-hourly cron expressions.

Alternative Solutions

I am working around this with /loop for now.

I can also work around it by making duplicate hourly routines that run on different points in the hour 🙃 .

A more user-friendly solution would be a more user friendly "custom" scheduler, but that would be gravy.

Priority

Medium - Would be very helpful

Feature Category

Configuration and settings

Use Case Example

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