diff --git a/lib/kernel/kernel.dart b/lib/kernel/kernel.dart
index e19f4ed8..9c8e3730 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/kernel.dart
+++ b/lib/kernel/kernel.dart
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export 'src/notify.dart';
 export 'src/os.dart';
 export 'src/panels/arrangement.dart';
 export 'src/project.dart';
+export 'src/scheduler.dart';
 export 'src/secrets.dart';
 export 'src/tray.dart';
 export 'src/panels/drag_resize.dart';
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/facade.dart b/lib/kernel/src/facade.dart
index 8582a14a..00fc0c20 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/facade.dart
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/facade.dart
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import 'package:clide/kernel/src/os.dart';
 import 'package:clide/kernel/src/panels/arrangement.dart';
 import 'package:clide/kernel/src/panels/registry.dart';
 import 'package:clide/kernel/src/project.dart';
+import 'package:clide/kernel/src/scheduler.dart';
 import 'package:clide/kernel/src/secrets.dart';
 import 'package:clide/kernel/src/settings.dart';
 import 'package:clide/kernel/src/theme/controller.dart';
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ class KernelServices {
     required this.extensions,
     required this.window,
     required this.toolCheck,
+    required this.scheduler,
   });
 
   final Logger log;
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ class KernelServices {
   final ExtensionManager extensions;
   final WindowControls window;
   final ToolCheck toolCheck;
+  final SchedulerService scheduler;
 
   static Future<KernelServices> boot({
     required Directory appDir,
@@ -136,6 +139,8 @@ class KernelServices {
     final focus = FocusTracker();
     final window = WindowControls();
     final toolCheck = ToolCheck();
+    final scheduler = SchedulerService(events);
+    scheduler.start();
     final project = ProjectManager(
       log: log,
       events: events,
@@ -203,6 +208,7 @@ class KernelServices {
       extensions: extensions,
       window: window,
       toolCheck: toolCheck,
+      scheduler: scheduler,
     );
   }
 
@@ -223,6 +229,7 @@ class KernelServices {
     focus.dispose();
     project.dispose();
     extensions.dispose();
+    scheduler.dispose();
     await log.dispose();
     messages.dispose();
     await events.dispose();
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/scheduler.dart b/lib/kernel/src/scheduler.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b3ec5702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/scheduler.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+import 'dart:isolate';
+
+import 'package:clide/kernel/src/events/bus.dart';
+import 'package:clide/kernel/src/events/types.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
+
+enum SchedulerTier {
+  oneMinute(Duration(minutes: 1)),
+  tenMinutes(Duration(minutes: 10)),
+  fifteenMinutes(Duration(minutes: 15)),
+  oneHour(Duration(hours: 1)),
+  midnight(Duration(minutes: 1));
+
+  const SchedulerTier(this.interval);
+  final Duration interval;
+}
+
+@immutable
+class SchedulerTick extends ClideEvent {
+  const SchedulerTick({required this.tier});
+  final SchedulerTier tier;
+
+  @override
+  String get subsystem => 'scheduler';
+  @override
+  String get kind => 'tick';
+  @override
+  Map<String, Object?> payload() => {'tier': tier.name};
+}
+
+class SchedulerService {
+  SchedulerService(this._events);
+  final DaemonBus _events;
+
+  Isolate? _isolate;
+  ReceivePort? _port;
+  StreamSubscription<dynamic>? _sub;
+
+  void start() {
+    if (_isolate != null) return;
+    _port = ReceivePort();
+    _sub = _port!.listen((msg) {
+      if (msg is String) {
+        final tier = SchedulerTier.values.firstWhere((t) => t.name == msg);
+        _events.emit(SchedulerTick(tier: tier));
+      }
+    });
+    Isolate.spawn(_isolateEntry, _port!.sendPort).then((iso) => _isolate = iso);
+  }
+
+  static void _isolateEntry(SendPort send) {
+    int lastDay = DateTime.now().day;
+    for (final tier in SchedulerTier.values) {
+      if (tier == SchedulerTier.midnight) {
+        Timer.periodic(const Duration(minutes: 1), (_) {
+          final day = DateTime.now().day;
+          if (day != lastDay) {
+            lastDay = day;
+            send.send(tier.name);
+          }
+        });
+        continue;
+      }
+      Timer.periodic(tier.interval, (_) => send.send(tier.name));
+    }
+  }
+
+  void dispose() {
+    _sub?.cancel();
+    _port?.close();
+    _isolate?.kill(priority: Isolate.immediate);
+    _isolate = null;
+    _port = null;
+    _sub = null;
+  }
+}