Harrison Chase says cron jobs can add memory, proactivity, and reminders to agents
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LangChain founder Harrison Chase says cron jobs, a simple scheduling technology, can add capabilities to agent harnesses.
In a post on X dated October 28, 2026, he lists memory consolidation, which he calls "dreaming," proactive agent behavior, and user reminders as examples.
The post is a claim by Chase. The report contains no test results, benchmarks, or product releases supporting it.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 28, 12:27 PM ET
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