diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx
index f1587dcc3dc80..2e83cd75f199f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ import { $sidebarSessionRankIds } from '@/store/sidebar-sort'
 import {
   type AppView,
   ARTIFACTS_ROUTE,
+  CRON_ROUTE,
   MESSAGING_ROUTE,
   SIDEBAR_NAV_AREA,
   type SidebarNavContribution,
@@ -203,6 +204,13 @@ const SIDEBAR_NAV: SidebarNavItem[] = [
     icon: props => <Codicon name="files" {...props} />,
     route: ARTIFACTS_ROUTE,
     keybindActionId: 'nav.artifacts'
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'cron',
+    label: '',
+    icon: props => <Codicon name="watch" {...props} />,
+    route: CRON_ROUTE,
+    keybindActionId: 'nav.cron'
   }
 ]
 
@@ -1405,6 +1413,7 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
                   (item.id === 'skills' && currentView === 'skills') ||
                   (item.id === 'messaging' && currentView === 'messaging') ||
                   (item.id === 'artifacts' && currentView === 'artifacts') ||
+                  (item.id === 'cron' && currentView === 'cron') ||
                   // Contributed rows light up at their own route.
                   (Boolean(item.route) && pathname === item.route)
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/cron/index.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/cron/index.tsx
index 9f89b0d923fb0..ca18aaa2db444 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/cron/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/cron/index.tsx
@@ -356,6 +356,23 @@ export function CronView({ onClose, onOpenSession, setStatusbarItemGroup: _setSt
     [jobs, query]
   )
 
+  // Blueprint recipes render in the same list rail, below the jobs — clicking
+  // one opens the create dialog pre-seeded to that recipe. Same query key as
+  // the dialog's "Start from" dropdown, so the catalog is fetched once.
+  const blueprintsQuery = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['cron-blueprints'],
+    queryFn: async () => (await getAutomationBlueprints()).blueprints
+  })
+
+  const visibleBlueprints = useMemo(() => {
+    const list = blueprintsQuery.data ?? []
+    const needle = query.trim().toLowerCase()
+
+    return needle
+      ? list.filter(item => `${item.title} ${item.description}`.toLowerCase().includes(needle))
+      : list
+  }, [blueprintsQuery.data, query])
+
   // Detail always reflects a concrete job: the explicitly selected one, else the
   // first visible row, so the right pane is never empty while jobs exist.
   const selectedJob = useMemo(
@@ -480,7 +497,7 @@ export function CronView({ onClose, onOpenSession, setStatusbarItemGroup: _setSt
 
       {loading && jobs.length === 0 ? (
         <PageLoader label={c.loading} />
-      ) : totalCount === 0 ? (
+      ) : totalCount === 0 && visibleBlueprints.length === 0 ? (
         <PanelEmpty
           action={
             <Button onClick={() => setEditor({ mode: 'create' })} size="sm">
@@ -521,6 +538,21 @@ export function CronView({ onClose, onOpenSession, setStatusbarItemGroup: _setSt
               <p className="px-2 py-4 text-center text-xs text-muted-foreground">{c.emptyTitleSearch}</p>
             )}
             <PanelAddButton label={c.newCron} onClick={() => setEditor({ mode: 'create' })} />
+            {visibleBlueprints.length > 0 && (
+              <>
+                <PanelSectionLabel className="mt-3 px-2">{c.blueprints.tab}</PanelSectionLabel>
+                {visibleBlueprints.map(item => (
+                  <PanelListRow
+                    active={false}
+                    icon="rocket"
+                    key={item.key}
+                    onSelect={() => setEditor({ blueprintKey: item.key, mode: 'create' })}
+                    rowKey={`blueprint-${item.key}`}
+                    title={item.title}
+                  />
+                ))}
+              </>
+            )}
           </PanelList>
 
           {selectedJob ? (
@@ -919,10 +951,10 @@ function CronEditorDialog({
     setDeliver(initial ? jobDeliver(initial) : DEFAULT_DELIVER)
     setModelChoice(initial && jobModel(initial) ? `${jobProvider(initial)}:${jobModel(initial)}` : MODEL_DEFAULT_VALUE)
     setSlotValues({})
-    setTemplateChoice(CUSTOM_TEMPLATE)
+    setTemplateChoice(editor.mode === 'create' ? (editor.blueprintKey ?? CUSTOM_TEMPLATE) : CUSTOM_TEMPLATE)
     setError(null)
     setSaving(false)
-  }, [initial, open])
+  }, [editor, initial, open])
 
   // Seed the typed slots with the blueprint's defaults whenever a blueprint is
   // picked from "Start from" (and reset them when switching back to Custom).
@@ -1232,7 +1264,12 @@ function CronEditorDialog({
   )
 }
 
-type EditorState = { job: CronJob; mode: 'edit' } | { mode: 'closed' } | { mode: 'create' }
+type EditorState =
+  | { job: CronJob; mode: 'edit' }
+  | { mode: 'closed' }
+  // `blueprintKey` pre-selects a blueprint in the create dialog's "Start from"
+  // dropdown (set when a recipe row in the list rail is clicked).
+  | { blueprintKey?: string; mode: 'create' }
 
 interface EditorValues {
   deliver: string
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/types.ts b/apps/desktop/src/app/types.ts
index 743c2b95be019..fe9398d7bbf02 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/types.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/types.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export type CommandDispatchResponse =
   | SendCommandDispatchResponse
   | PrefillCommandDispatchResponse
 
-export type SidebarNavId = 'artifacts' | 'command-center' | 'messaging' | 'new-session' | 'settings' | 'skills'
+export type SidebarNavId = 'artifacts' | 'command-center' | 'cron' | 'messaging' | 'new-session' | 'settings' | 'skills'
 
 export interface SidebarNavItem {
   /** Built-in view id, or a contributed row's namespaced contribution id. */
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
index 3160533d69d1a..35916ae65cc6c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -1865,7 +1865,8 @@ export const en: Translations = {
       'new-session': 'New session',
       skills: 'Capabilities',
       messaging: 'Messaging',
-      artifacts: 'Artifacts'
+      artifacts: 'Artifacts',
+      cron: 'Scheduled jobs'
     },
     searchAria: 'Search sessions',
     searchPlaceholder: 'Search sessions…',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
index 6ff8e056ac5e5..a4e49cc8f6948 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
@@ -1689,7 +1689,8 @@ export const ja = defineLocale({
       'new-session': '新しいセッション',
       skills: 'スキルとツール',
       messaging: 'メッセージング',
-      artifacts: 'アーティファクト'
+      artifacts: 'アーティファクト',
+      cron: 'スケジュール済みジョブ'
     },
     searchAria: 'セッションを検索',
     searchPlaceholder: 'セッションを検索…',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
index 9e1bfad1cc0c5..1020be810d1dd 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts
@@ -1634,7 +1634,8 @@ export const zhHant = defineLocale({
       'new-session': '新工作階段',
       skills: '技能與工具',
       messaging: '訊息平台',
-      artifacts: '成品'
+      artifacts: '成品',
+      cron: '排程工作'
     },
     searchAria: '搜尋工作階段',
     searchPlaceholder: '搜尋工作階段…',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
index b6063d1cb45fb..471fa8767a324 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
@@ -2056,7 +2056,8 @@ export const zh: Translations = {
       'new-session': '新建会话',
       skills: '技能与工具',
       messaging: '消息平台',
-      artifacts: '产物'
+      artifacts: '产物',
+      cron: '定时任务'
     },
     searchAria: '搜索会话',
     searchPlaceholder: '搜索会话…',