# Skills & Automation

Your Genie can do more than respond to messages. Set up automations that run on a schedule, monitor things, and take action without being asked.

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## What are skills?

Skills are capabilities your Genie can use — things like searching the web, managing files, sending notifications, or running code. Some skills come built-in, and you can teach your Genie new ones.

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## Scheduled tasks

Ask your Genie to do things on a schedule:

* "Send me a daily summary of my calendar at 8am"
* "Check this website every hour and tell me if anything changes"
* "Remind me to review expenses every Friday"

Your Genie runs 24/7, so scheduled tasks execute even when you're not actively chatting.

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## Automated monitoring

Set up your Genie to watch for things:

* **Website changes** — Monitor a page and get notified when it updates
* **File changes** — Watch a directory and alert you when something changes
* **Custom conditions** — Define any trigger and Genie will act on it

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## Proactive notifications

Your Genie can reach out to you — not just respond:

* **Reminders** — Time-based or condition-based
* **Alerts** — When something needs your attention
* **Summaries** — Periodic digests of information you care about

Notifications come through whichever channels you've connected (Telegram, Discord, web).

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## Building custom skills

Since your Genie runs on a full Linux server, it can:

* **Install packages** — Any software available on Ubuntu
* **Run scripts** — Python, Node.js, Bash, or anything else
* **Access APIs** — Connect to external services using stored secrets
* **Create workflows** — Chain multiple actions together

You can teach your Genie new skills just by telling it what to do: "Every morning, check the weather API for my city and send me a Telegram message with the forecast."

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## Next steps

* [Files & Knowledge](https://docs.deva.me/deva-ai-creator-docs/your-genie/files) — Upload reference materials
* [Training & Personality](https://docs.deva.me/deva-ai-creator-docs/your-genie/training) — Customize how Genie works
* [Settings](https://docs.deva.me/deva-ai-creator-docs/getting-started/settings) — Store API keys as secrets