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Automations keep running when Vortex is closed

0.2.0-beta.82 · September 25, 2026

An interval, daily, or one-time automation can run while Vortex is closed. An unattended run decides for itself instead of waiting on a dialog. A failed fleet task shows why it stopped.

New

  • An interval, daily, or one-time automation can run while Vortex is closed, through a macOS LaunchAgent. The Mac must be awake, the workspace must be local, and a cloud model and key must be set. Git and file-change triggers, and remote workspaces, still run only while Vortex is open. The automation stays pinned to the workspace you created it in.
  • Automations are stored in vortex.db, shared by the app, vortex run --automation-id, and the agent. Ones you already saved move there once. Docs: Headless CLI.
  • While nobody is watching, edits proceed and high-risk actions are denied: push, restore, delete, a browser override, a symlink that leaves the workspace, and a destructive command. The run cannot create another automation or change MCP settings. A question it cannot ask is answered with a stated default, and the run continues. If the model is rate-limited, the automation can try the next model you listed.
  • An automation can remember a value, or an id it has already handled, and read it on the next run. The prompt can include {{handled_ids}}.
  • A window you missed fires once when you are back. You can stamp that window without firing, and you can skip a run that would overlap one already going.

Fixed

  • A failed fleet task now shows why it stopped on the Agents rail.
  • A file or git trigger only watches the workspace it belongs to. If you are looking at another workspace, the row says it is waiting.
  • Fleet lanes are git worktrees the remote server can create too, so a remote workspace can run an isolated lane.
Older release A rate limit waits in one row

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