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Schedule Trigger (Starter)

The Starter node is AgentVerse’s combined manual and scheduled trigger. In Schedule At mode it starts an orchestration automatically at a specified date and time or on a recurring schedule.
The same Starter node also supports Manual Trigger mode. See Manual Trigger.
Starter Node — Schedule At mode

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Use Cases

  • Run daily reports or summaries
  • Sync data between services on a recurring basis
  • Send scheduled notifications or reminders
  • Trigger time-based AI agent tasks

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Node Reference

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Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
Trigger ModeSelectSet to Schedule At to enable time-based execution
Scheduled Date/TimeDateTimeThe date and time for the first (or only) run
Repeat EnabledBooleanIf enabled, the orchestration repeats on the defined interval
Repeat IntervalSelectHow often to repeat: Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Custom (Cron)
Cron ExpressionStringCustom cron schedule (only shown when Custom is selected)
TimezoneSelectThe timezone used to evaluate the schedule
Upload Data FilesFilesOptional XLSX, CSV, or JSON files to inject as input data on each run

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Repeat Interval Options

ValueDescription
HourlyRun every hour
DailyRun every day at the specified time
WeeklyRun on the specified day(s) of the week
MonthlyRun on the specified day of the month
Custom (Cron)Run on a custom cron expression

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Cron Expression Format

┌───────────── minute (0–59)
│ ┌───────────── hour (0–23)
│ │ ┌───────────── day of month (1–31)
│ │ │ ┌───────────── month (1–12)
│ │ │ │ ┌───────────── day of week (0–6, 0=Sunday)
│ │ │ │ │
* * * * *
Examples:
ExpressionMeaning
0 9 * * 1-5Every weekday at 9:00 AM
0 0 1 * *First day of every month at midnight
*/15 * * * *Every 15 minutes
0 8 * * 1Every Monday at 8:00 AM

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Output Data

The Schedule Trigger outputs the scheduled execution time: 
{
  "scheduledTime": "2025-03-10T09:00:00.000Z",
  "timezone": "America/New_York"
}

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Timezone Behavior

All schedule times are evaluated in the configured timezone. If no timezone is set, UTC is used by default. Daylight saving time transitions are handled automatically.
  • Manual Trigger — Start an orchestration manually instead
  • Wait — Pause mid-orchestration until a specific time