diff --git a/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/agents/definitions/modes/cowork.rs b/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/agents/definitions/modes/cowork.rs
index 2fb8f9458..3d163af35 100644
--- a/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/agents/definitions/modes/cowork.rs
+++ b/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/agents/definitions/modes/cowork.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ impl CoworkMode {
                 "WebSearch".to_string(),
                 "WebFetch".to_string(),
                 "ControlHub".to_string(),
+                // Recurring office work ("check these channels every 30
+                // minutes") is squarely this mode's job, and ControlHub's
+                // `wait` sends schedules here rather than pinning a turn open
+                // for the interval.
+                "Cron".to_string(),
                 "InitMiniApp".to_string(),
                 "FinalizeMiniApp".to_string(),
                 "PublishMiniApp".to_string(),
@@ -120,6 +125,15 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn cowork_mode_can_schedule_recurring_work() {
+        // Asked to sweep a set of channels every 30 minutes, this mode used to
+        // reply that it had no cron tool — accurately, because Cron was not in
+        // its list — and fall back to chaining long waits.
+        let tools = CoworkMode::new().default_tools();
+        assert!(tools.contains(&"Cron".to_string()));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn cowork_mode_includes_miniapp_lifecycle_tools_in_defaults() {
         let tools = CoworkMode::new().default_tools();
diff --git a/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/agents/definitions/modes/deep_research.rs b/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/agents/definitions/modes/deep_research.rs
index 001147328..5eababbd8 100644
--- a/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/agents/definitions/modes/deep_research.rs
+++ b/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/agents/definitions/modes/deep_research.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ impl DeepResearchMode {
                 "WriteStdin".to_string(),
                 "ExecControl".to_string(),
                 "ControlHub".to_string(),
+                // Standing research ("re-check these sources every morning")
+                // belongs on a schedule, and ControlHub's `wait` points here
+                // rather than at an hour-long turn.
+                "Cron".to_string(),
                 "TodoWrite".to_string(),
                 "AskUserQuestion".to_string(),
             ],
diff --git a/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/agents/definitions/modes/team.rs b/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/agents/definitions/modes/team.rs
index 78216eef6..293fa3d07 100644
--- a/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/agents/definitions/modes/team.rs
+++ b/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/agents/definitions/modes/team.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ impl TeamMode {
                 "AskUserQuestion".to_string(),
                 "Git".to_string(),
                 "ControlHub".to_string(),
+                // Every mode that carries ControlHub needs Cron: ControlHub's
+                // `wait` tells the agent to schedule long or repeating work
+                // here instead of holding the turn open.
+                "Cron".to_string(),
                 "GetFileDiff".to_string(),
             ],
         }
diff --git a/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/agents/mod.rs b/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/agents/mod.rs
index 1354a6a15..8904b0e8c 100644
--- a/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/agents/mod.rs
+++ b/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/agents/mod.rs
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ pub fn shared_coding_mode_tools() -> Vec<String> {
         "Git".to_string(),
         "ReviewPlatform".to_string(),
         "ControlHub".to_string(),
+        // Pairs with ControlHub: its `wait` sends anything repeating, or
+        // further out than an hour, to Cron rather than holding the turn open
+        // for the interval.
+        "Cron".to_string(),
         "InitMiniApp".to_string(),
         "FinalizeMiniApp".to_string(),
         "PublishMiniApp".to_string(),
diff --git a/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/agents/registry/tests.rs b/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/agents/registry/tests.rs
index 462445ae7..c0636392b 100644
--- a/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/agents/registry/tests.rs
+++ b/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/agents/registry/tests.rs
@@ -340,6 +340,30 @@ fn every_builtin_primary_mode_defaults_to_the_thread_goal_lifecycle() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn every_builtin_mode_with_control_hub_can_also_schedule_with_cron() {
+    // ControlHub's `wait` documentation tells the agent to schedule anything
+    // repeating — or further out than an hour — with Cron instead of holding
+    // the turn open. A mode that offers one without the other sends the agent
+    // after a tool that is not in its list; Cowork answered a "check every 30
+    // minutes" request with "I have no cron tool" for exactly this reason.
+    for spec in builtin_agent_specs()
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|spec| spec.category == AgentCategory::Mode)
+    {
+        let mode = (spec.factory)();
+        let default_tools = mode.default_tools();
+        if !default_tools.iter().any(|tool| tool == "ControlHub") {
+            continue;
+        }
+        assert!(
+            default_tools.iter().any(|tool| tool == "Cron"),
+            "builtin mode {} offers ControlHub but cannot schedule with Cron",
+            mode.id()
+        );
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn non_deep_review_builtin_subagents_default_to_primary() {
     for agent_type in [
diff --git a/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/tools/implementations/control_hub_tool.rs b/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/tools/implementations/control_hub_tool.rs
index 66032288f..8e0bf97c9 100644
--- a/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/tools/implementations/control_hub_tool.rs
+++ b/src/crates/assembly/core/src/agentic/tools/implementations/control_hub_tool.rs
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ Use this tool via `{ domain, action, params }` for browser automation, terminal
   * `wait { duration_ms }` — pause for a fixed time, up to 60 minutes (`ms` and `seconds` are accepted spellings). This is the action to use when you must idle between rounds of work, e.g. `{ "duration_ms": 1800000 }` to resume in 30 minutes. It needs no browser session, and the result reports the `ms` actually waited, so check that figure before assuming the full pause happened.
   * `wait { condition, timeout_ms? }` — wait on the page instead: 'load' | 'domcontentloaded' | 'networkidle' | a CSS/@ref selector, bounded by `timeout_ms` (default 15s). Requires a connected session. When a `condition` is present it always wins, and any duration you pass becomes its timeout rather than a separate sleep.
   * A `wait` carrying neither is rejected with `INVALID_PARAMS` — it never silently returns.
-  * `wait` holds the turn open for its whole duration, so it suits a one-off pause, not a schedule. For work that should repeat ("produce another round every 30 minutes") or resume more than an hour out, create a job with the `Cron` tool instead — it ends the turn and re-invokes you when the job fires, rather than idling with the context loaded.
+  * `wait` holds the turn open for its whole duration, so it suits a one-off pause, not a schedule. For work that should repeat ("produce another round every 30 minutes") or resume more than an hour out, create a job with the `Cron` tool instead — it ends the turn and re-invokes you when the job fires, rather than idling with the context loaded. Every built-in mode that has ControlHub also has `Cron`; if it is genuinely absent from your tool list, say so rather than substituting a chain of long `wait` calls.
 - Automation workflow: connect -> navigate -> snapshot (returns @e1, @e2 ... refs) -> click/fill with `{ "selector": "@e1" }` (the key `ref` is accepted too).
 - Take a fresh snapshot after any DOM mutation; a stale `@eN` ref returns `error.code = STALE_REF`, while a selector that matches nothing returns `NOT_FOUND`.