Schedules

A schedule determines when an entry fires or an assertion is checked. Schedules appear inline on entries and assertions, or they can be named and reused.

Named schedules

schedule <name> = <schedule-expression>

schedule semi_monthly   = every month on the 15th, last day
schedule every_two_weeks = every second friday from 2026-01-02

A named schedule is referenced by its identifier wherever a schedule is expected.

Adverbial shortcuts

The simplest schedules are single-word adverbs. Each has a sensible default when no further detail is given.

Each adverb accepts an optional on clause to override the default:

weekly on friday                         # every Friday
weekly on monday and wednesday           # Mon and Wed each week
monthly on the 1st                       # first of every month
monthly on the 15th, last day            # 15th and last day
yearly on jan 1st                        # New Year's Day
yearly on may first, jul last            # May 1 and July 31 each year

The every form

The every keyword gives you full control.

every <period> [from <date>]
every <n> <period> from <date>

Periods

day — fires every day (or every n days from a start date):

every day
every 3 days from 2026-01-01

week [on <days>] — fires every week on the given day(s). Without on, defaults to Monday:

every week
every week on thursday
every week on weekend and friday

<weekday> — shorthand for every week on <weekday>:

every friday
every monday
every weekday

month [on the <occurrences>] — fires every month. Without on the, defaults to the last day of the month:

every month
every month on the 1st
every month on the last day
every month on the 2nd monday
every month on the 3rd thursday, 15th

<month-name> [<ordinal>] — fires once a year in the named month. Without an ordinal, defaults to the last day of that month:

every january
every january 1st
every december last
every aug 15th

quarter — fires at the end of each quarter:

every quarter

year [on <month> <ordinal>, ...] — fires once a year. Without on, defaults to Dec 31:

every year
every year on april 15th
every year on jan 31, jul 31

Skipping occurrences

Prefix the period with a count to fire every nth occurrence. A from date is required to anchor the sequence:

every 2 weeks from 2026-01-05          # biweekly starting Jan 5
every second friday from 2026-01-02    # alternate Fridays
every 3 months from 2026-01-01         # quarterly with custom anchor
every 2 years from 2026-01-01          # biennially

Ordinal words (second, third, fourth, …, tenth) and numeric suffixes (2nd, 3rd, 4th, …) are both accepted.

Literal date lists

A comma- or and-separated list of ISO dates fires on exactly those days:

2026-04-15
2026-04-15 and 2026-10-15
2026-01-01, 2026-07-04, 2026-12-25

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