Step 6: Architecture Decision — Scheduling

When to Use Each Approach

Trigger Type	Approach	Example
Time-based (daily, hourly)	LaunchAgent (macOS) or cron	Nightly data collection
Event-based (new email, webhook)	n8n or webhook listener	Email arrives -> classify
User-initiated	Slash command	`/weekly-review`
Continuous	Always-running daemon	Message bridge, file watcher

Hybrid Pattern (Recommended)


LaunchAgent (schedule)
    └── Python script (collect data)
            └── Output to JSONL/markdown
                    └── Claude agent (reason over data)
                            └── Output: email draft, SMS, report

Why hybrid? Scripts are cheap and reliable for data collection. Agent reasoning is expensive but powerful for classification and generation. Combine both.

Decision Template

For your workflow analysis document:

Trigger Type	Approach	Examples
Time-based	LaunchAgent / cron	Your examples
Event-based	Webhook / n8n	Your examples
User-initiated	Slash command	Your examples

Decision: LaunchAgents / Claude cron / Hybrid / Other

Rationale: …