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 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "microsoft-skill-recorder--turn-recorded-task-into-automation",
 "repo": "microsoft/skill-recorder",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/microsoft/skill-recorder",
 "repo_slug": "microsoft-skill-recorder",
 "title": "Schedule a recorded task as a recurring Automation",
 "page_title": "How to schedule a recorded task as a recurring Automation with Skill Recorder",
 "summary": "Turn an approved analysis into an Automation that runs the same procedure on a schedule or trigger.",
 "who": "A team member who needs the same report pulled, checked, or filed on a regular cadence and does not want to repeat it by hand.",
 "problem": "A one-time recording helps only if the procedure runs again without you starting it each time.",
 "outcome": "An Automation built from your approved steps that runs the same procedure on a schedule or trigger.",
 "steps": [
  "Record the task once with the floating recording bar, then finish the recording.",
  "Click Analyze and edit the intent and ordered steps until the plan is correct.",
  "From the approved analysis, choose the option to create an Automation.",
  "Confirm the schedule or trigger in the builder, then check the generated procedure before it runs unattended."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Use the Skill Recorder repo at microsoft/skill-recorder to build an Automation from my approved analysis of <recurring task>. Expected output: a scheduled Automation that runs the same ordered procedure. Verify on the first scheduled run that the output matches what you recorded.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "45 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README describes Automations only at a high level, so confirm the scheduling options inside the app before you depend on a specific cadence.",
 "category": "Work and operations",
 "tags": [
  "Work and operations"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "A GitHub account with Copilot access (the Copilot CLI ships with the app)",
  "macOS, Windows 11 (x64 or ARM64), or Ubuntu",
  "Screen Recording permission on macOS, granted on first launch",
  "Node.js 24 only if you develop from source"
 ],
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 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.9,
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