diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 685de7e..486229e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
     "build": "node build.mjs",
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "lock:complete": "node bin/torch-lock.mjs complete",
-    "validate:scheduler": "node scripts/validate-scheduler-roster.mjs"
+    "validate:scheduler": "node scripts/validate-scheduler-roster.mjs",
+    "scheduler:daily": "node scripts/agent/run-scheduler-cycle.mjs daily",
+    "scheduler:weekly": "node scripts/agent/run-scheduler-cycle.mjs weekly"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "nostr-tools": "2.19.4",
diff --git a/scripts/agent/run-scheduler-cycle.mjs b/scripts/agent/run-scheduler-cycle.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d626b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/agent/run-scheduler-cycle.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,309 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { spawn } from 'node:child_process';
+
+const VALID_CADENCES = new Set(['daily', 'weekly']);
+const ALL_EXCLUDED_REASON = 'All roster tasks currently claimed by other agents';
+
+function parseArgs(argv) {
+  const args = { cadence: null, platform: process.env.AGENT_PLATFORM || 'codex' };
+  for (let i = 0; i < argv.length; i += 1) {
+    const value = argv[i];
+    if (!value.startsWith('--') && !args.cadence) {
+      args.cadence = value;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (value === '--cadence') {
+      args.cadence = argv[i + 1] || null;
+      i += 1;
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (value === '--platform') {
+      args.platform = argv[i + 1] || args.platform;
+      i += 1;
+    }
+  }
+  return args;
+}
+
+function ts() {
+  return new Date().toISOString().replace(/\.\d{3}Z$/, 'Z').replace(/:/g, '-');
+}
+
+function parseJsonFromOutput(text) {
+  const trimmed = String(text || '').trim();
+  if (!trimmed) return null;
+  const lines = trimmed.split(/\r?\n/).map((line) => line.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+  for (let i = lines.length - 1; i >= 0; i -= 1) {
+    const line = lines[i];
+    if (!line.startsWith('{') && !line.startsWith('[')) continue;
+    try {
+      return JSON.parse(line);
+    } catch {
+      // Keep scanning from the end.
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+async function runCommand(command, args = [], options = {}) {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const child = spawn(command, args, {
+      cwd: process.cwd(),
+      env: { ...process.env, ...(options.env || {}) },
+      stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
+    });
+
+    let stdout = '';
+    let stderr = '';
+
+    child.stdout.on('data', (chunk) => {
+      const text = chunk.toString();
+      stdout += text;
+      process.stdout.write(text);
+    });
+
+    child.stderr.on('data', (chunk) => {
+      const text = chunk.toString();
+      stderr += text;
+      process.stderr.write(text);
+    });
+
+    child.on('close', (code) => {
+      resolve({ code: code ?? 1, stdout, stderr });
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+async function readJson(filePath, fallback) {
+  try {
+    const raw = await fs.readFile(filePath, 'utf8');
+    return JSON.parse(raw);
+  } catch {
+    return fallback;
+  }
+}
+
+function parseFrontmatterAgent(markdown) {
+  const lines = markdown.split(/\r?\n/);
+  if (lines[0]?.trim() !== '---') return null;
+  for (let i = 1; i < lines.length; i += 1) {
+    const line = lines[i];
+    if (line.trim() === '---') break;
+    const match = line.match(/^agent\s*:\s*(.+)$/i);
+    if (match?.[1]) {
+      return match[1].trim().replace(/^['"]|['"]$/g, '');
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function parseAgentFromFilename(filename) {
+  const match = String(filename).match(/^.+__([^_]+?)__(completed|failed)\.md$/);
+  return match?.[1] || null;
+}
+
+async function getLatestFile(logDir) {
+  await fs.mkdir(logDir, { recursive: true });
+  const entries = await fs.readdir(logDir, { withFileTypes: true });
+  const files = entries
+    .filter((entry) => entry.isFile())
+    .map((entry) => entry.name)
+    .sort();
+  return files.length ? files[files.length - 1] : null;
+}
+
+function selectNextAgent({ roster, excludedSet, previousAgent, firstPrompt }) {
+  const previousIndex = roster.indexOf(previousAgent);
+  const firstIndex = roster.indexOf(firstPrompt);
+  const startIndex = previousIndex >= 0
+    ? (previousIndex + 1) % roster.length
+    : (firstIndex >= 0 ? firstIndex : 0);
+
+  for (let offset = 0; offset < roster.length; offset += 1) {
+    const candidate = roster[(startIndex + offset) % roster.length];
+    if (!excludedSet.has(candidate)) {
+      return candidate;
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+async function getSchedulerConfig(cadence) {
+  const cfg = await readJson(path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'torch-config.json'), {});
+  const scheduler = cfg.scheduler || {};
+  return {
+    firstPrompt: scheduler.firstPromptByCadence?.[cadence] || null,
+    handoffCommand: scheduler.handoffCommandByCadence?.[cadence] || null,
+    validationCommands: Array.isArray(scheduler.validationCommandsByCadence?.[cadence])
+      ? scheduler.validationCommandsByCadence[cadence].filter((cmd) => typeof cmd === 'string' && cmd.trim())
+      : ['npm', 'run', 'lint'],
+  };
+}
+
+async function writeLog({ cadence, agent, status, reason, detail }) {
+  const logDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'task-logs', cadence);
+  await fs.mkdir(logDir, { recursive: true });
+  const file = `${ts()}__${agent}__${status}.md`;
+  const body = [
+    '---',
+    `cadence: ${cadence}`,
+    `agent: ${agent}`,
+    `status: ${status}`,
+    `timestamp: ${new Date().toISOString()}`,
+    '---',
+    '',
+    `# Scheduler ${status}`,
+    '',
+    `- reason: ${reason}`,
+    detail ? `- detail: ${detail}` : null,
+    '',
+  ].filter(Boolean).join('\n');
+  await fs.writeFile(path.join(logDir, file), body, 'utf8');
+  return file;
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const { cadence, platform } = parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2));
+  if (!VALID_CADENCES.has(cadence)) {
+    console.error('Usage: node scripts/agent/run-scheduler-cycle.mjs <daily|weekly>');
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  const roster = (await readJson(path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'src/prompts/roster.json'), {}))[cadence] || [];
+  if (!Array.isArray(roster) || roster.length === 0) {
+    console.error(`No roster entries for cadence ${cadence}`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  const schedulerConfig = await getSchedulerConfig(cadence);
+  const logDir = path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'task-logs', cadence);
+
+  while (true) {
+    const checkResult = await runCommand('npm', ['run', `lock:check:${cadence}`]);
+    const checkPayload = parseJsonFromOutput(`${checkResult.stdout}\n${checkResult.stderr}`) || {};
+    const excluded = Array.isArray(checkPayload.excluded)
+      ? checkPayload.excluded
+      : [...new Set([
+          ...(Array.isArray(checkPayload.locked) ? checkPayload.locked : []),
+          ...(Array.isArray(checkPayload.paused) ? checkPayload.paused : []),
+          ...(Array.isArray(checkPayload.completed) ? checkPayload.completed : []),
+        ])];
+    const excludedSet = new Set(excluded);
+
+    const latestFile = await getLatestFile(logDir);
+    let previousAgent = null;
+
+    if (latestFile) {
+      const latestPath = path.join(logDir, latestFile);
+      const content = await fs.readFile(latestPath, 'utf8').catch(() => '');
+      previousAgent = parseFrontmatterAgent(content) || parseAgentFromFilename(latestFile);
+      if (!roster.includes(previousAgent)) {
+        previousAgent = null;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const selectedAgent = selectNextAgent({
+      roster,
+      excludedSet,
+      previousAgent,
+      firstPrompt: schedulerConfig.firstPrompt,
+    });
+
+    if (!selectedAgent) {
+      await writeLog({
+        cadence,
+        agent: 'scheduler',
+        status: 'failed',
+        reason: ALL_EXCLUDED_REASON,
+      });
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+    const lockResult = await runCommand(
+      'npm',
+      ['run', 'lock:lock', '--', '--agent', selectedAgent, '--cadence', cadence],
+      { env: { AGENT_PLATFORM: platform } },
+    );
+
+    if (lockResult.code === 3) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (lockResult.code === 2) {
+      await writeLog({
+        cadence,
+        agent: selectedAgent,
+        status: 'failed',
+        reason: 'Lock backend error',
+      });
+      process.exit(2);
+    }
+
+    if (lockResult.code !== 0) {
+      await writeLog({
+        cadence,
+        agent: selectedAgent,
+        status: 'failed',
+        reason: 'Failed to acquire lock',
+      });
+      process.exit(lockResult.code);
+    }
+
+    const promptPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), 'src/prompts', cadence, `${selectedAgent}.md`);
+    const hasPrompt = await fs.stat(promptPath).then(() => true).catch(() => false);
+    if (schedulerConfig.handoffCommand) {
+      const handoff = await runCommand('bash', ['-lc', schedulerConfig.handoffCommand], {
+        env: { AGENT_PLATFORM: platform, SCHEDULER_AGENT: selectedAgent, SCHEDULER_CADENCE: cadence, SCHEDULER_PROMPT_PATH: promptPath },
+      });
+      if (handoff.code !== 0) {
+        await writeLog({ cadence, agent: selectedAgent, status: 'failed', reason: 'Prompt/handoff execution failed', detail: 'Handoff callback failed.' });
+        process.exit(handoff.code);
+      }
+    } else if (hasPrompt) {
+      const catResult = await runCommand('cat', [promptPath]);
+      if (catResult.code !== 0) {
+        await writeLog({ cadence, agent: selectedAgent, status: 'failed', reason: 'Prompt/handoff execution failed', detail: 'Unable to read prompt file.' });
+        process.exit(catResult.code);
+      }
+    } else {
+      await writeLog({ cadence, agent: selectedAgent, status: 'failed', reason: 'Prompt/handoff execution failed', detail: 'No prompt file or handoff callback configured.' });
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+    for (const validation of schedulerConfig.validationCommands) {
+      const parts = validation.split(' ').filter(Boolean);
+      if (!parts.length) continue;
+      const result = await runCommand(parts[0], parts.slice(1));
+      if (result.code !== 0) {
+        await writeLog({ cadence, agent: selectedAgent, status: 'failed', reason: 'Validation failed', detail: validation });
+        process.exit(result.code);
+      }
+    }
+
+    const completeResult = await runCommand(
+      'npm',
+      ['run', 'lock:complete', '--', '--agent', selectedAgent, '--cadence', cadence],
+      { env: { AGENT_PLATFORM: platform } },
+    );
+
+    if (completeResult.code !== 0) {
+      await writeLog({
+        cadence,
+        agent: selectedAgent,
+        status: 'failed',
+        reason: `Completion publish failed. Retry npm run lock:complete -- --agent ${selectedAgent} --cadence ${cadence} after verifying relay connectivity`,
+      });
+      process.exit(completeResult.code);
+    }
+
+    await writeLog({ cadence, agent: selectedAgent, status: 'completed', reason: 'Scheduler cycle completed successfully' });
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
+}
+
+main().catch(async (err) => {
+  console.error(err);
+  process.exit(1);
+});