How Automations work in the Codex app In the channel's walkthrough of OpenAI's Codex app, automations run a prompt on a schedule — described as being similar to cron jobs for agents [^LfPNaoYMaRY@215]. Rather than you manually re-issuing the same prompt, the app executes it automatically at set intervals. Where they fit in the app Automations sit alongside the app's other core pieces — threads, workspaces, and skills — and pair naturally with skills: a skill gives the agent a specific ability, and an automation keeps it running on schedule [^LfPNaoYMaRY@215].The handout's worked example: a skill that folds development learnings into an agents.md file, running automatically via an automation [^LfPNaoYMaRY@226].As the handout puts it: skills + automations = scheduled, pre-built power [^LfPNaoYMaRY@215]. - Automations are scheduled prompts — cron jobs for agents in the Codex app [^LfPNaoYMaRY@215].- They combine well with skills to keep useful agent behavior running without manual re-invocation [^LfPNaoYMaRY@226].