Background Tasks & Scheduled Automation — Recurring Polling, Alerts & Workflows

Enable users to configure recurring, automated tasks that run in the background without requiring the browser to be open. Venice would act as a persistent agent that monitors, polls, and responds to external events on a schedule defined by the user.

Use Cases:

1. Data Monitoring — "Check this API/URL every 10 minutes and alert me if the response changes"

2. Content Tracking — "Monitor this subreddit/news feed hourly and summarize new posts matching [topic]"

3. Scheduled Reports — "Generate a daily briefing at 9 AM using web search + AI analysis"

4. Alert Conditions — "Poll this endpoint every 5 minutes; if status ≠ 200, notify me"

5. Asset Tracking — "Track changes to this GitHub repo, Figma file, or Notion page and summarize deltas"

6. Social Listening — "Check Twitter/X for mentions of [keyword] every 30 minutes"

7. Research Automation — "Run this search query daily and compile results into a running document"

Core Concept:

A Task = {Trigger (time/recurrence) + Action (tool call) + Optional Condition + Output destination}

• Trigger: Every X minutes/hours/days at specific times, or cron-like scheduling

• Action: Web search, API call, scrape, crypto lookup, or custom HTTP request

• Condition: (Optional) Only notify if result contains/matches/exceeds threshold

• Output: In-app notification, email, webhook, save to chat, or trigger another task

Proposed Features:

• Task Builder UI — Simple form: name, frequency, data source URL/query, condition logic, output action

• Presets/Templates — "New post detector," "Price tracker," "Site uptime monitor," "News digest"

• Execution Log — View history of runs, success/failure, last output preview

• Webhook Support — Allow external services to trigger Venice tasks or receive task output

• Parallel Tasks — Run multiple independent scheduled tasks concurrently

Privacy Model Options:

• Cloud mode: Task configs stored encrypted; outputs follow existing Venice privacy (local-first)

• Local-only: Tasks only run when browser/device is online (like a background service worker)

Why This Matters:

Venice already has powerful tools (web search, crypto data, vision, code execution). Scheduled tasks unlock proactive automation — Venice becomes an always-on agent that watches, waits, and acts on the user's behalf.

p.s. would be a huge reason for users to upgrade to pro/buy tons of credits (working for my $VVV bags)