⏰ Copilot Scheduler
Schedule automatic AI prompts with cron expressions in VS Code.
📥 Install from VS Code Marketplace
Japanese / 日本語版はこちら
🎬 Demo
✨ Features
🗓️ Cron Scheduling - Schedule prompts to run at specific times using cron expressions
🤖 Agent & Model Selection - Choose from built-in agents (@workspace, @terminal) and AI models (GPT-4o, Claude Sonnet 4)
🌐 Multi-language Support - English and Japanese UI with auto-detection
📊 Sidebar TreeView - Manage all your scheduled tasks from the sidebar
🖥️ Webview GUI - Easy-to-use graphical interface for creating and editing tasks
📁 Prompt Templates - Use local or global prompt template files
🚀 Quick Start
- Open the Copilot Scheduler sidebar (click the clock icon in the Activity Bar)
- Click the "+" button to create a new scheduled task
- Enter a task name, prompt, and cron schedule
- Your prompt will be automatically sent to Copilot at the scheduled time
⏰ Cron Expression Examples
| Expression |
Description |
0 9 * * 1-5 |
Weekdays at 9:00 AM |
0 18 * * 1-5 |
Weekdays at 6:00 PM |
0 9 * * * |
Every day at 9:00 AM |
0 9 * * 1 |
Every Monday at 9:00 AM |
*/30 * * * * |
Every 30 minutes |
0 * * * * |
Every hour |
📋 Commands
| Command |
Description |
Copilot Scheduler: Create Scheduled Prompt |
Create a new task (CLI) |
Copilot Scheduler: Create Scheduled Prompt (GUI) |
Create a new task (GUI) |
Copilot Scheduler: List Scheduled Tasks |
View all tasks |
Copilot Scheduler: Edit Task |
Edit an existing task |
Copilot Scheduler: Delete Task |
Delete a task |
Copilot Scheduler: Toggle Task |
Enable/disable a task |
Copilot Scheduler: Run Now |
Execute a task immediately |
Copilot Scheduler: Copy Prompt |
Copy prompt to clipboard |
⚙️ Settings
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
copilotSchedule.enabled |
true |
Enable/disable scheduled execution |
copilotSchedule.showNotifications |
true |
Show notifications on task execution |
copilotSchedule.logLevel |
info |
Log level (none/error/info/debug) |
copilotSchedule.language |
auto |
UI language (auto/en/ja) |
copilotSchedule.timezone |
"" |
Timezone for scheduling |
copilotSchedule.chatSession |
new |
Chat session behavior (new/continue) |
copilotSchedule.defaultScope |
workspace |
Default scope (global/workspace) |
📝 Prompt Placeholders
Use these placeholders in your prompts:
| Placeholder |
Description |
{{date}} |
Current date |
{{time}} |
Current time |
{{datetime}} |
Current date and time |
{{workspace}} |
Workspace name |
{{file}} |
Current file name |
{{filepath}} |
Current file path |
📂 Task Scope
- Global: Task runs in all workspaces
- Workspace: Task runs only in the specific workspace where it was created
📄 Prompt Templates
Store prompt templates for reuse:
- Local:
.github/prompts/*.md in your workspace
- Global:
~/.github/prompts/*.md or VS Code user prompts folder
📋 Requirements
- VS Code 1.80.0 or higher
- GitHub Copilot extension
⚠️ Known Issues
- Copilot Chat API is still evolving; some features may require updates as the API stabilizes
- Model selection may not work in all configurations
🐛 Report a bug
📦 Release Notes
0.1.0
Initial release:
- Cron-based task scheduling
- Agent and model selection
- English/Japanese localization
- Sidebar TreeView
- Webview GUI for task management
- Prompt template support
📄 License
CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0 © yamapan
Enjoy scheduling your Copilot prompts! 🚀
