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Coding · Intermediate

# Automate scheduled codebase maintenance tasks

Run automated background coding agents to diagnose issues and prepare pull requests

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Opens BotBento. Paste the prompt into a bot; nothing is preconfigured.

- On a scheduleTrigger scheduled repository scan
- ThenInspect codebase and generate patch
- ResultRequest review before opening PR

Execute recurring developer tasks such as dependency checks, code quality audits, and routine bug investigations on a schedule. The bot inspects target repositories, evaluates code context, and drafts pull requests for review.

## Prompt to start with

BotBentoRecommended

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Run scheduled maintenance scans across designated repositories using terminal commands. Identify syntax issues, lint failures, and outdated dependencies. When a fix is generated, summarize the proposed patch and wait for user approval before opening a pull request or pushing code to remote branches.
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## Tools it uses

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## Works with

BotBento

## Tags

- coding
- automation
- git
- devops

## Source

[Show HN: Horizons – OSS agent execution engine](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46907651)
Hacker News · checked 2026-10-15

Summarized in our own words. Any results described there are the authors’ own, not measured by BotBento.

By BotBento Editorial · Added 2026-10-15 · Updated 2026-10-15 · [Suggest a correction](/contact/)

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