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Fig can work for you even when you’re not around. There are two kinds of automation, and you can set up either one just by asking in chat.

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Scheduled tasks

A scheduled task runs at times you choose — daily, weekly, monthly, one-time, or a custom schedule.
  • “Every Friday at 4pm, summarize this week’s team activity and email it to me.”
  • “Every Monday morning, refresh the specials section of my website.”

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Proactive rules

A proactive rule runs when something happens, instead of at a set time. You describe the trigger and what Fig should do.
  • “Whenever I get an email from my biggest client, ping me on Slack.”
  • “When someone signs up on my waitlist, send them a welcome email.”

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Setting one up

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Describe it

In a chat, tell Fig what you want done and when (or on what trigger). You can also tap the Schedule task quick action on the home screen.
2

Confirm the details

Fig sets up the schedule or trigger. If the automation needs one of your connected apps, Fig will ask you to connect it.
3

Let Fig take it from there

Fig runs the task automatically and saves the results. You’ll be able to see when it last ran and whether it succeeded.

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Managing your automations

Open the Scheduled section to see all of your automations in one place — on the web you’ll see them laid out on a calendar. From there you can pause, edit, or delete any of them, and review past runs.
Fig Scheduled page showing a monthly calendar view with a list of tasks and a New schedule button
Scheduled tasks can run as often as every few minutes — but for most things, daily or weekly is plenty.