Build a proactive agent workflow with Claude Code

Claude Code’s new "Routines" feature transforms coding agents from reactive tools into proactive teammates by automating workflows without requiring manual intervention or complex infrastructure. By leveraging Anthropic’s managed infrastructure, developers eliminate the burden of hosting, authentication, and session state management. Routines support both time-based and event-based triggers, such as GitHub events or custom webhooks, allowing agents to perform tasks like automated documentation updates or deployment verification independently. These sessions remain fully steerable, enabling developers to monitor, guide, or resume agent activity via the web, CLI, or desktop. This shift from manual execution to automated, event-driven workflows allows engineers to focus on domain expertise while the agent handles repetitive maintenance and monitoring tasks, effectively scaling productivity and ensuring system health.