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How the second brain runs

What Claude does each hour, how to change the hours, and how to check that the last run worked.

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Let the history load

After you turn it on, Claude reads the last two weeks of your apps and meetings, in parts. History shows how many parts are left. You can use Jiva while it loads.

Step 1: Let the history load
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Know what an hourly run does

Every hour, Claude reads what is new in your apps and meetings. It updates the store, adds to-dos to your list with context, closes the ones it sees are done, and corrects names in your transcripts.

Step 2: Know what an hourly run does
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Choose when it runs

In Settings, Second brain, set the days and hours under When it runs. Click Apply in Claude… and press Send in Claude to confirm the change.

Step 3: Choose when it runs
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Run it now

To catch up without waiting for the next hour, click Run now. Claude opens; press Send.

Step 4: Run it now
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Check the last run

The line at the top of To-dos shows when Claude last ran and how many cards changed. If a run is waiting for your approval, is late, or could not finish, the line says so and tells you what to do.

Step 5: Check the last run
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Good to know

Runs need this Mac to be awake and the Claude desktop app to be open. Each run uses some of your Claude plan. A run never sends, posts or replies anywhere.

If something goes wrong

The line says Claude needs a restart

Click Restart Claude. After a Jiva update, Claude must restart once to load the new tools.

A to-do or a mention was missed

Click Run now. If it is still missing, tell us which app it was in: write to ceo@jiva.works.