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Backend only: an app without a screen

The handiest apps you never see. They simply do their work, and only speak up when it matters.

Updated 2026-08-08 · Mini tutorials
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What you can do with it

Fetch your calendar every morning and turn it into a short summary. Watch a price and only send a message when it drops. A weekly digest of your numbers. For none of those do you want to open a screen.

How to ask for it

Say what should happen and when. For example: *"fetch my appointments every morning at eight and send me a short message — no screen needed."*

Mia then builds a service that runs in the background on that schedule.

Testing and following along

You can always start such a task manually to check it does what you meant. The log shows exactly what happened each run and what the result was.

The outcome arrives wherever you want it: as a message in Mia DM, as an e-mail, or as a notification on your phone.

Frequently asked questions

Does this run when my browser is closed?

Yes. The task runs on your Mia OS server, not on your device.

Can I change the schedule later?

Yes, just ask: "make it seven o'clock instead of eight from now on".