> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.openhands.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Managing Automations

> List, update, enable, disable, and delete your automations.

You can manage your automations by asking OpenHands directly—just like you created them.

## Viewing Your Automations

```
List my automations
```

```
Show me the details of the "Daily Report" automation
```

## Enabling and Disabling

Pause an automation without deleting it:

```
Disable the "Daily Report" automation
```

Turn it back on:

```
Enable the "Daily Report" automation
```

<Tip>
  Disabling an automation keeps all its settings intact. Use this when you want to temporarily stop runs without losing your configuration.
</Tip>

## Changing the Schedule

```
Change the "Daily Report" automation to run at 10 AM instead of 9 AM
```

```
Update the "Weekly Cleanup" automation to run on Sundays at 2 AM UTC
```

## Running Manually

Test an automation or run it outside its normal schedule:

```
Trigger the "Daily Report" automation now
```

```
Run the "Health Check" automation immediately
```

This is useful for:

* Testing a newly created automation
* Running a report on-demand
* Debugging issues

## Viewing Past Runs

```
Show me recent runs of the "Daily Report" automation
```

Each run creates a conversation that automatically appears in your conversations list. You can:

* **View in the OpenHands UI** to see what happened
* **Continue** if you want to interact with the sandbox
* **Debug** if something went wrong

<Tip>
  Automations are user-scoped, so all your automation runs appear alongside your regular conversations. Look for them in your conversations list after each scheduled run.
</Tip>

### Run Statuses

* **Pending**: Scheduled, waiting to start
* **Running**: Currently executing
* **Completed**: Finished successfully
* **Failed**: Something went wrong—check the run details

## Deleting Automations

```
Delete the "Old Report" automation
```

<Warning>
  Deleting an automation is permanent. Consider disabling it instead if you might need it later.
</Warning>

## Next Steps

* [Automations overview & examples](/openhands/usage/automations/overview)
* [Create new automations](/openhands/usage/automations/creating-automations)