Routines are Claude's native automation layer. You define what Claude should do, set a trigger, and it runs hands-off on Anthropic's cloud - no local machine, no drag-and-drop nodes, no custom logic chains required.
What a routine is
The core mechanic
How it compares to Claude Code
How routines replace n8n and no-code tools
The old automation stack
The new way
❌ When routines are NOT a straight swap
Where to find routines
URL and layout