crons are a simple technology but can be used in a bunch of ways to unlock new capabilities in agent harnesses:
- memory (dreaming)
- proactiveness
- user reminders
and more!
Harrison Chase says cron jobs can power agent memory, proactivity, and reminders
AILangChain founder Harrison Chase says cron jobs, a simple scheduling technology, can add capabilities to agent harnesses. He lists memory consolidation ("dreaming"), proactive agent behavior, and user reminders as examples.
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nearly every proactive agent you've seen is a cron job with a prompt memory that "dreams" overnight, agents that ping you first. both are scheduled runs on a 50+ year old OS idea how to build one with Managed Deep Agents ⬇️ https://x.com/i/article/2115474237418778624View quoted post on X
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Original title: crons are a simple technology but can be used in a bunch of ways to unlock new capabilities in agent harnesses: