diff --git a/src/clients/scheduler_client.py b/src/clients/scheduler_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90496e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/clients/scheduler_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,315 @@
+"""
+Client for external Scheduler service.
+
+Registers and manages scheduled tasks for prefetch operations
+(weather, news, etc.) discovered through HybridRAG searches.
+"""
+
+import httpx
+import logging
+from typing import Optional, Any
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class SchedulerTask(BaseModel):
+    """Task definition for scheduler registration."""
+
+    task_name: str = Field(..., description="Unique task identifier")
+    service: str = Field(default="library-desk", description="Service that owns this task")
+    executor: str = Field(default="rest_api", description="Executor type")
+    priority: int = Field(default=50, ge=1, le=100, description="Priority (lower = higher)")
+    description: Optional[str] = Field(None, description="Human-readable description")
+    enabled: bool = Field(default=True, description="Whether task is enabled")
+    max_retries: int = Field(default=3, ge=0, le=10, description="Max retry attempts")
+    timeout_seconds: int = Field(default=3600, ge=1, description="Execution timeout")
+
+    # Schedule (-1 = every, or specific value)
+    minute: int = Field(default=-1, ge=-1, le=59, description="Minute (-1=every)")
+    hour: int = Field(default=-1, ge=-1, le=23, description="Hour (-1=every)")
+    day_of_month: int = Field(default=-1, ge=-1, le=31, description="Day of month (-1=every)")
+    month: int = Field(default=-1, ge=-1, le=12, description="Month (-1=every)")
+    day_of_week: int = Field(default=-1, ge=-1, le=6, description="Day of week (-1=every, 0=Mon)")
+
+    # Executor config (for rest_api executor)
+    config: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = Field(None, description="Executor-specific config")
+
+
+class SchedulerClient:
+    """Client for external scheduler service."""
+
+    def __init__(self, base_url: str, timeout: float = 30.0):
+        """
+        Initialize scheduler client.
+
+        Args:
+            base_url: Scheduler API base URL (e.g., "http://scheduler:8090")
+            timeout: HTTP request timeout in seconds
+        """
+        self.base_url = base_url.rstrip("/")
+        self.timeout = timeout
+        self._client: Optional[httpx.AsyncClient] = None
+
+    async def _get_client(self) -> httpx.AsyncClient:
+        """Get or create HTTP client."""
+        if self._client is None or self._client.is_closed:
+            self._client = httpx.AsyncClient(
+                base_url=self.base_url,
+                timeout=self.timeout,
+            )
+        return self._client
+
+    async def close(self):
+        """Close HTTP client."""
+        if self._client and not self._client.is_closed:
+            await self._client.aclose()
+            self._client = None
+            logger.info("Scheduler client closed")
+
+    async def health_check(self) -> bool:
+        """Check scheduler connectivity."""
+        try:
+            client = await self._get_client()
+            response = await client.get("/health")
+            return response.status_code == 200
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Scheduler health check failed: {e}")
+            return False
+
+    async def task_exists(self, task_name: str) -> bool:
+        """
+        Check if a task already exists.
+
+        Args:
+            task_name: Task identifier to check
+
+        Returns:
+            True if task exists, False otherwise.
+        """
+        try:
+            client = await self._get_client()
+            response = await client.get(f"/tasks/{task_name}")
+            return response.status_code == 200
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to check task existence: {e}")
+            return False
+
+    async def get_task(self, task_name: str) -> Optional[dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Get task details.
+
+        Args:
+            task_name: Task identifier
+
+        Returns:
+            Task dict or None if not found.
+        """
+        try:
+            client = await self._get_client()
+            response = await client.get(f"/tasks/{task_name}")
+            if response.status_code == 200:
+                return response.json()
+            return None
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to get task {task_name}: {e}")
+            return None
+
+    async def list_tasks(
+        self,
+        service: Optional[str] = None,
+        enabled: Optional[bool] = None
+    ) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        List scheduled tasks.
+
+        Args:
+            service: Filter by service name
+            enabled: Filter by enabled status
+
+        Returns:
+            List of task dicts.
+        """
+        try:
+            client = await self._get_client()
+            params = {}
+            if service:
+                params["service"] = service
+            if enabled is not None:
+                params["enabled"] = enabled
+
+            response = await client.get("/tasks", params=params)
+            if response.status_code == 200:
+                return response.json()
+            return []
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to list tasks: {e}")
+            return []
+
+    async def create_task(self, task: SchedulerTask) -> Optional[dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Create a new scheduled task.
+
+        Args:
+            task: Task definition
+
+        Returns:
+            Created task dict or None on failure.
+        """
+        try:
+            client = await self._get_client()
+            response = await client.post(
+                "/tasks",
+                json=task.model_dump(exclude_none=True)
+            )
+            if response.status_code == 200:
+                logger.info(f"Created scheduler task: {task.task_name}")
+                return response.json()
+            else:
+                logger.error(
+                    f"Failed to create task {task.task_name}: "
+                    f"{response.status_code} - {response.text}"
+                )
+                return None
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to create task {task.task_name}: {e}")
+            return None
+
+    async def update_task(
+        self,
+        task_name: str,
+        updates: dict[str, Any]
+    ) -> Optional[dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Update an existing task.
+
+        Args:
+            task_name: Task identifier
+            updates: Fields to update
+
+        Returns:
+            Updated task dict or None on failure.
+        """
+        try:
+            client = await self._get_client()
+            response = await client.put(f"/tasks/{task_name}", json=updates)
+            if response.status_code == 200:
+                logger.info(f"Updated scheduler task: {task_name}")
+                return response.json()
+            else:
+                logger.error(
+                    f"Failed to update task {task_name}: "
+                    f"{response.status_code} - {response.text}"
+                )
+                return None
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to update task {task_name}: {e}")
+            return None
+
+    async def delete_task(self, task_name: str) -> bool:
+        """
+        Delete a scheduled task.
+
+        Args:
+            task_name: Task identifier
+
+        Returns:
+            True if deleted, False otherwise.
+        """
+        try:
+            client = await self._get_client()
+            response = await client.delete(f"/tasks/{task_name}")
+            if response.status_code == 200:
+                logger.info(f"Deleted scheduler task: {task_name}")
+                return True
+            else:
+                logger.error(
+                    f"Failed to delete task {task_name}: "
+                    f"{response.status_code} - {response.text}"
+                )
+                return False
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to delete task {task_name}: {e}")
+            return False
+
+    async def trigger_task(self, task_name: str) -> bool:
+        """
+        Manually trigger a task to run immediately.
+
+        Args:
+            task_name: Task identifier
+
+        Returns:
+            True if triggered, False otherwise.
+        """
+        try:
+            client = await self._get_client()
+            response = await client.post(f"/tasks/{task_name}/trigger")
+            if response.status_code == 200:
+                logger.info(f"Triggered task: {task_name}")
+                return True
+            else:
+                logger.error(
+                    f"Failed to trigger task {task_name}: "
+                    f"{response.status_code} - {response.text}"
+                )
+                return False
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to trigger task {task_name}: {e}")
+            return False
+
+    async def register_volatile_fetch(
+        self,
+        namespace: str,
+        key: str,
+        user: str,
+        schedule: dict[str, int],
+        description: Optional[str] = None,
+    ) -> bool:
+        """
+        Register a volatile fetch task for prefetch.
+
+        Convenience method to create tasks that call /volatile/fetch endpoints.
+
+        Args:
+            namespace: Volatile namespace (e.g., "weather", "news")
+            key: Volatile key (e.g., "rotterdam", "nos")
+            user: User for the fetch
+            schedule: Cron-like schedule dict (minute, hour, etc.)
+            description: Human-readable description
+
+        Returns:
+            True if registered (or already exists), False on failure.
+        """
+        task_name = f"volatile_{namespace}_{key}_{user}".replace("-", "_")
+
+        # Check if already exists
+        if await self.task_exists(task_name):
+            logger.info(f"Prefetch task already exists: {task_name}")
+            return True
+
+        task = SchedulerTask(
+            task_name=task_name,
+            service="library-desk",
+            executor="rest_api",
+            priority=60,  # Background maintenance priority
+            description=description or f"Prefetch {namespace}/{key} for {user}",
+            minute=schedule.get("minute", -1),
+            hour=schedule.get("hour", -1),
+            day_of_month=schedule.get("day_of_month", -1),
+            month=schedule.get("month", -1),
+            day_of_week=schedule.get("day_of_week", -1),
+            config={
+                "method": "POST",
+                "url": f"http://library-desk:8089/volatile/fetch/{namespace}/{key}",
+                "headers": {
+                    "Content-Type": "application/json"
+                },
+                "body": {
+                    "user": user
+                }
+            }
+        )
+
+        result = await self.create_task(task)
+        return result is not None
diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index 53fb2b8..4eac3c5 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     system_settings_user: str = Field(default="settings", description="System settings database user")
     system_settings_password: str = Field(default="", description="System settings database password")
 
+    # Scheduler Service
+    scheduler_url: str = Field(default="http://scheduler:8090", description="Scheduler service URL")
+
     @property
     def qdrant_url(self) -> str:
         """Computed Qdrant URL."""
diff --git a/src/core/dependencies.py b/src/core/dependencies.py
index 3ab8943..3df364f 100644
--- a/src/core/dependencies.py
+++ b/src/core/dependencies.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from src.clients.ollama_client import OllamaClient
 from src.clients.content_extractor import ContentExtractor
 from src.clients.paperless_client import PaperlessClient
 from src.clients.settings_client import SettingsClient
+from src.clients.scheduler_client import SchedulerClient
 from src.apis import (
     OpenMeteoProvider,
     AggregatedNewsProvider,
@@ -202,6 +203,22 @@ def get_settings_client() -> SettingsClient:
     return client
 
 
+@lru_cache
+def get_scheduler_client() -> SchedulerClient:
+    """
+    Get scheduler service client singleton.
+
+    Returns:
+        Initialized SchedulerClient for task management
+
+    Note: Used for registering prefetch tasks discovered during HybridRAG searches
+    """
+    settings = get_settings()
+    client = SchedulerClient(base_url=settings.scheduler_url)
+    logger.debug(f"Created Scheduler client: {settings.scheduler_url}")
+    return client
+
+
 # =============================================================================
 # External API Providers
 # =============================================================================
@@ -320,6 +337,7 @@ RedisDep = Annotated[aioredis.Redis, Depends(get_redis_client)]
 ContentExtractorDep = Annotated[ContentExtractor, Depends(get_content_extractor)]
 PaperlessDep = Annotated[PaperlessClient, Depends(get_paperless_client)]
 SettingsClientDep = Annotated[SettingsClient, Depends(get_settings_client)]
+SchedulerDep = Annotated[SchedulerClient, Depends(get_scheduler_client)]
 
 # External API provider dependencies
 WeatherProviderDep = Annotated[OpenMeteoProvider, Depends(get_weather_provider)]
@@ -392,6 +410,17 @@ async def startup_clients():
     else:
         logger.info("○ System settings not configured")
 
+    # Check Scheduler availability
+    try:
+        scheduler = get_scheduler_client()
+        is_healthy = await scheduler.health_check()
+        if is_healthy:
+            logger.info(f"✓ Scheduler ready: {settings.scheduler_url}")
+        else:
+            logger.warning("✗ Scheduler not responding")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"✗ Scheduler health check failed: {e}")
+
     # Qdrant, Wiki.js, SearXNG are lazy-initialized
     logger.info("Service clients startup complete")
 
@@ -461,6 +490,14 @@ async def shutdown_clients():
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error closing settings client: {e}")
 
+    # Close scheduler client
+    try:
+        scheduler = get_scheduler_client()
+        await scheduler.close()
+        logger.info("✓ Scheduler client closed")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Error closing scheduler client: {e}")
+
     logger.info("Service clients shutdown complete")
 
 
@@ -556,6 +593,14 @@ async def check_service_health() -> dict:
     else:
         health["system_settings"] = None  # Not configured
 
+    # Scheduler
+    try:
+        scheduler = get_scheduler_client()
+        health["scheduler"] = await scheduler.health_check()
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Scheduler health check failed: {e}")
+        health["scheduler"] = False
+
     return health
 
 
@@ -600,6 +645,7 @@ def get_consolidation_service() -> "ConsolidationService":
         ingestion_service=get_ingestion_service(),
         volatile_service=get_volatile_cache_service(),
         settings_client=get_settings_client(),
+        scheduler_client=get_scheduler_client(),
     )
 
 
diff --git a/src/services/consolidation_service.py b/src/services/consolidation_service.py
index 9fbb1b7..7811ff2 100644
--- a/src/services/consolidation_service.py
+++ b/src/services/consolidation_service.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class ConsolidationService:
         ingestion_service: Optional["IngestionService"] = None,
         volatile_service: Optional["VolatileCacheService"] = None,
         settings_client: Optional["SettingsClient"] = None,
+        scheduler_client: Optional["SchedulerClient"] = None,
     ):
         self.neo4j = neo4j
         self.ollama = ollama
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ class ConsolidationService:
         self.wiki_page_writer = WikiPageWriter(ollama_client=ollama, settings=settings)
         self.ingestion_service = ingestion_service  # Optional to avoid circular dependency
         self.volatile_service = volatile_service  # For ephemeral data caching
-        self.settings_client = settings_client  # For prefetch registration
+        self.settings_client = settings_client  # For prefetch registration (fallback)
+        self.scheduler_client = scheduler_client  # For scheduler-driven prefetch
 
     async def consolidate_knowledge(
         self,
@@ -1233,7 +1235,7 @@ JSON:"""
         user: str,
     ) -> bool:
         """
-        Register a prefetch pattern with the scheduler.
+        Register a prefetch pattern with the external scheduler service.
 
         Args:
             classification: The classification with prefetch info
@@ -1243,31 +1245,70 @@ JSON:"""
         Returns:
             True if successfully registered, False otherwise
         """
-        if not self.settings_client:
-            logger.warning("Settings client not configured, skipping prefetch registration")
+        if not self.scheduler_client:
+            logger.warning("Scheduler client not configured, skipping prefetch registration")
             return False
 
-        cron = classification.prefetch_cron or "0 * * * *"  # Default: hourly
-        endpoint = classification.prefetch_endpoint or ""
+        # Parse cron pattern into scheduler schedule format
+        # Format: "minute hour day_of_month month day_of_week"
+        # Scheduler uses -1 for "every"
+        cron = classification.prefetch_cron or "0 * * * *"
+        schedule = self._parse_cron_to_schedule(cron)
 
-        if not endpoint:
-            logger.warning(f"No prefetch endpoint specified for {web_result.get('url')}")
+        # Determine namespace and key from classification
+        namespace = classification.volatile_namespace or "custom"
+        key = classification.volatile_key or web_result.get('url', '').split('/')[-1].split('?')[0]
+
+        if not key:
+            logger.warning(f"Could not determine prefetch key for {web_result.get('url')}")
             return False
 
         try:
-            # Store prefetch configuration in settings
-            prefetch_key = f"prefetch.{user}.{classification.volatile_key or 'auto'}"
-            prefetch_config = {
-                "cron": cron,
-                "endpoint": endpoint,
-                "source_url": web_result.get('url', ''),
-                "enabled": True,
-            }
+            # Use the scheduler client's convenience method to register volatile fetch
+            success = await self.scheduler_client.register_volatile_fetch(
+                namespace=namespace,
+                key=key,
+                user=user,
+                schedule=schedule,
+                description=f"Auto-prefetch: {classification.title or web_result.get('title', 'Unknown')}",
+            )
 
-            await self.settings_client.set(prefetch_key, prefetch_config, user=user)
-            logger.info(f"Registered prefetch: {prefetch_key} ({cron})")
-            return True
+            if success:
+                logger.info(f"Registered scheduler task: volatile_{namespace}_{key}_{user}")
+            return success
 
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(f"Failed to register prefetch: {e}")
+            logger.error(f"Failed to register prefetch with scheduler: {e}")
             return False
+
+    def _parse_cron_to_schedule(self, cron: str) -> dict:
+        """
+        Parse cron string to scheduler schedule dict.
+
+        Args:
+            cron: Cron-style string (e.g., "0 6 * * *" = 6:00 AM daily)
+
+        Returns:
+            Dict with minute, hour, day_of_month, month, day_of_week
+            where -1 means "every"
+        """
+        parts = cron.strip().split()
+        if len(parts) != 5:
+            # Default to hourly if invalid
+            return {"minute": 0, "hour": -1}
+
+        def parse_part(part: str) -> int:
+            if part == "*":
+                return -1
+            try:
+                return int(part)
+            except ValueError:
+                return -1
+
+        return {
+            "minute": parse_part(parts[0]),
+            "hour": parse_part(parts[1]),
+            "day_of_month": parse_part(parts[2]),
+            "month": parse_part(parts[3]),
+            "day_of_week": parse_part(parts[4]),
+        }