# Behaviour

The **Behaviour** tab shapes how the Coworker operates, independent of any single request. It has three sections: **Procedure**, **Boundary rules**, and **Proactive routines**.

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## Procedure

The **Procedure** field holds free-text, step-by-step operating instructions — the standard way you want the Coworker to work through a request. It is added to the agent’s instructions alongside the Basics, so use it to encode an intake-then-resolve sequence, a checklist, or an order of operations the Coworker should follow every time.

## Boundary Rules

Boundary rules are absolute constraints. Click **+** to add a rule; each has free text and a category:

- **Never** — a hard constraint the Coworker must not do.
- **Always** — something it must do in every interaction.

Boundary rules are compiled into the agent’s instructions as hard constraints, reinforcing the scope and principles set on [Basics & Identity](basics_identity.html).

## Proactive Routines

A proactive routine runs the Coworker on a schedule — for example, a daily summary or a periodic check. Click **+** to open **Configure proactive routines** and set the cadence:

- **Trigger Interval** — Minutes, Days, Weeks, or Months.
- **Interval Value** — how many of those units between runs.
- For Days, Weeks, or Months: **Trigger Hour**, **Trigger Minute**, and **Timezone**. Weeks adds **Days of Week**; Months adds **Day of Month**.
- An optional **initial message** to start each run with.

> **Note**
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> Save Basics first (so the Coworker exists) before adding a routine, and publish the Coworker before you can enable or disable one.