Claude Code ships cloud cron for devs

Claude Code exposes the scheduler as a session‑scoped /loop command and the scheduled‑tasks feature requires Claude Code v2.1.72 or later. (code.claude.com/docs/en/scheduled-tasks) (code.claude.com) Claude Code running from the web or desktop executes in Anthropic‑managed sandboxed virtual machines that clone repositories, run configured setup scripts, and push branches or create pull requests without touching the developer’s local environment. (code.claude.com/docs/en/claude-code-on-the-web) (code.claude.com) The /loop scheduler accepts interval syntax and can re‑run natural‑language prompts, shell commands, or slash commands so a single scheduled job can compose with existing Claude skills and tools. (code.claude.com/docs/en/scheduled-tasks) (code.claude.com) Session‑scoped loops run only while the session is active and community documentation notes auto‑expiry behavior (session end / ~3‑day safety window) with practical concurrent limits reported at up to 50 scheduled tasks per session. (gist.github.com/aydinnyunus/…) (github.com) Anthropic’s code‑review plugin can spawn parallel agents to audit pull requests and applies confidence scoring to reduce false positives, and automated PR workflows can be configured to run on PR events without requiring an @claude mention. (github.com/anthropics/claude-code/tree/main/plugins/code-review) (github.com) Desktop Scheduled Tasks and remote scheduling launch fresh Claude Code sessions with full file, MCP, connector, and plugin access, providing a persistent pathway for automated dependency upgrades that culminate in commits and PR creation. (code.claude.com/docs/en/desktop-quickstart) (code.claude.com) Anthropic’s cost guidance and tooling notes that Claude Code interactions consume tokens and that team usage guidance averages roughly $100–$200 per developer per month in some configurations (with median daily per‑developer token spend figures published in the docs). (code.claude.com/docs/en/costs) (code.claude.com) For persistent, CI/CD or server‑side automation beyond session loops, the Agent SDK and headless CLI (claude -p) and the Claude Code GitHub Actions integration enable programmatic runs and scheduled automation inside pipelines. (code.claude.com/docs/en/headless) (code.claude.com)