Scheduled tasks let you automate repetitive research. Set a schedule once and Brightwave runs the task for you — whether it's a daily portfolio check, a weekly earnings summary, or a one-time reminder to revisit an analysis.
Creating a scheduled task
Ask Brightwave to schedule something in a chat:
"Every Monday morning, summarize the latest SEC filings for my portfolio companies."
"In two hours, check if any new 10-Ks have been filed for AAPL."
"Every Friday at 3pm, generate a weekly performance summary for Fund III."
Brightwave creates the task and confirms the schedule. You'll see a task card in the chat showing the title, start time, and whether it recurs.
How scheduled tasks work
When a task fires, Brightwave opens a new conversation in the same project and runs your request with full access to the project's documents and context. Results appear in your conversation list like any other chat.
Recurring tasks
Tasks can run on a recurring schedule — daily, weekly, monthly, or custom intervals. Each run creates a fresh conversation so your results stay organized.
Recurring tasks continue until you cancel them or they reach their configured number of runs.
Managing tasks
- View upcoming tasks — scheduled tasks show indicators in your conversation list so you know what's coming.
- Cancel a task — ask Brightwave to cancel a scheduled task, or cancel it from the task card.
- Notifications — you'll receive a notification when a scheduled task completes or if it encounters an error.
- Browser notifications — enable desktop notifications in Settings > Notifications to get alerts even when the Brightwave tab is in the background. A per-type preference lets you control which events trigger browser notifications.
- Email notifications — opt in to receive an email when a task finishes. Enable this when creating the task or from the scheduled tasks dashboard.
Tips
- Be specific in your request. The scheduled task runs exactly what you describe — include the documents, analysis type, and output format you want.
- Use recurring tasks for monitoring. Track portfolio companies, watch for new filings, or generate periodic reports without manual effort.
- Combine with templates. Pair a scheduled task with a file template to get consistent, formatted output on every run.