Descriptions:
Claude Routines is Anthropic’s cloud-hosted agent scheduling system that lets developers run persistent AI agents on a defined schedule without managing their own server infrastructure. In this hands-on walkthrough, the creator behind the Truth Machine Polymarket intelligence platform demonstrates how to build a fully automated agent that manages an Instagram account, refreshes prediction market data daily, and triggers a trading bot — all running on Anthropic’s cloud even when the local machine is off.
The setup covers creating a Telegram bot via BotFather to serve as the agent’s memory and notification layer, converting an Instagram profile to a Business account, and configuring Composio connectors that give the Claude agent real-world action capabilities. The agent is designed to post market updates, pin messages for persistent memory, and trigger downstream trading logic — a complete automation loop built without a GitHub repository or dedicated VPS.
For builders interested in cost-effective autonomous agents, this video offers a practical alternative to running OpenClaw on local hardware. With Claude Routines handling scheduling, environment variables, and API connections through the Anthropic console, the barrier to deploying a persistent cloud-native agent drops significantly — making it accessible to developers who want production-grade automation without heavy infrastructure overhead.
📺 Source: Alphastack · Published April 20, 2026
🏷️ Format: Hands On Build
