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# [Run coding agents overnight from a task queue](https://greatworkco.hashnode.dev/run-coding-agents-overnight-from-a-task-queue?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Originally published at taskhold.com. Short answer: Claude Code and Codex both run without a person at the keyboard: claude -p and codex exec take a prompt, work, and exit. A script or cron job start

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[Vic Moreno](https://hashnode.com/@itsvicmoreno)

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[15h ago](https://hashnode.com/posts/run-coding-agents-overnight-from-a-task-queue/6af0dbb7ab80431cc32b45f8/comment/6af0e868d009d0bbed9f976d)

The flag that matters overnight is --max-turns on claude -p: without a cap, one task that keeps retrying a failing test can loop until morning and burn the budget meant for the rest of the queue. Do you cap per task or per night?