Reminders

Reminders are lightweight one-shot notifications. Set one up in conversation and Atlas will alert you when the time comes — no app to open, no calendar entry to create.

Setting a Reminder

Just tell Atlas in chat:

“Remind me to call John in 30 minutes”
“Set a reminder to check email at 3pm”
“Remind me at 2:30 to leave for the dentist”
“Give me a reminder in an hour to follow up with the client”

Atlas confirms the reminder and sets it running in the background. You can keep chatting, close the chat panel, or switch to another app — the reminder will still fire.

Two Ways to Set a Reminder

Delay-based (in X minutes/hours)

Specify a duration from now:

“In 20 minutes…”
“In an hour…”
“In 2 hours and 30 minutes…”

Time-based (at HH:MM)

Specify a clock time:

“At 3pm…”
“At 14:30…”
“At 9am tomorrow…”

When a Reminder Fires

When the time arrives, a notification appears on screen with the reminder text. Click it to dismiss or to open Atlas and act on it.

Reminders check every 30 seconds in the background, so you might see a reminder up to 30 seconds after the exact time you set.

Reviewing Pending Reminders

Ask Atlas to show what you have coming up:

“What reminders do I have set?”
“Show me my pending reminders”

Canceling a Reminder

To cancel a reminder before it fires:

“Cancel my reminder to call John”
“Delete the 3pm reminder”

Auto-Cleanup

Completed reminders are automatically cleaned up 24 hours after they fire. You don’t need to manage or delete them — they clear themselves once they’ve served their purpose.

Reminders vs. Scheduled Tasks

Feature	Reminders	Scheduled Tasks
Fires	Once	Repeatedly (cron schedule)
Purpose	Quick, one-off notifications	Ongoing automations
Setup	Chat message	schedule.md config file
AI involved	No (just a notification)	Yes (runs an AI prompt or action)

Use reminders for things you need to remember once. Use scheduled tasks for recurring automations.

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