Building a Loop in Claude.ai: Two Scheduled Tasks That Take Turns (Sourcer + Checker)
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- In Claude.ai, go to Scheduled Tasks and create a new task manually.
- Set Task 1 ('Sourcer'): runs hourly, prompt instructs agent to generate output and write to a shared store (e.g. Notion database).
- Create Task 2 ('Checker'): runs hourly, prompt instructs agent to read the shared store and validate/critique each item.
- Optional: add Task 3 to validate the checker's output.
- Review the decision log in Notion to see the loop's output accumulate over time.
Suggested prompt
Create two Claude.ai scheduled tasks that alternate hourly. Sourcer prompt: 'Search for [topic] and write each result with key details to [shared doc/Notion database].' Checker prompt: 'Read each entry in [shared doc] and for each one, assess whether it meets [criteria]. Mark it as Valid/Invalid and explain why.'
Adopt?
Yes: The two-scheduled-task pattern (sourcer + checker alternating hourly in Claude.ai) is a concrete, low-code way to implement loop engineering. The Notion database as shared state is the key mechanism — one task writes, the other reads and critiques.
Find the resource
@derrickfromzero's profile has the full loop engineering series with more loop types and environments covered.
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Ok you asked for it… here's how I actually built one. Two prompts that take turns: one sources ideas, one vets them. Drop your questions in the comments and I'll work them into the series.