/goal + Routines overnight combo
The two-layer answer to how do I run this overnight: /goal drives in-session work to done, while a scheduled Routine keeps recurring unattended work running on Anthropic's cloud with your laptop closed.
Implementation note
When to use: the how-do-I-run-this-overnight question — you want in-session work driven to completion while you watch, and recurring unattended work running with the laptop closed. This is the two-layer answer. How it works: /goal handles the in-session layer, iterating a task to its done condition while you are at the keyboard. /schedule creates a Routine for the recurring layer, which runs on Anthropic's cloud on cadence — no local machine required, laptop closed. The split is deliberate: goals are for converging on a defined outcome now, Routines are for standing work that should happen without you. Safety: the two layers carry different risk profiles. Goals run under your observation with your local permissions; Routines run unattended in the cloud, so scope what a Routine can touch conservatively and give it report-heavy, mutation-light work until you trust its judgment. Put turn caps in your goal text as usual. Hardened 2026-07-27: explicit stop/cap/verification guardrails appended; regraded D→A.
Source: Sabrina Ramonov ↗graded A · 95/100 — how grades work →
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