How to create a routine

A one-off commitment is a single goal with a single deadline. A routine is a template that keeps producing those single commitments on a schedule, so you do not have to re-create the same goal every week or month.

The important consequence is independence: each cycle the routine produces is judged entirely on its own. Succeeding one week does not protect a later failed week, and a failed week never affects a week you completed. Every cycle gets its own proof, its own review, its own dispute window, and its own withdrawal period.

• A routine stores the recurring commitment text, amount, cadence, and proof requirements.
• Each cycle becomes its own active commitment instance with a goal deadline and proof deadline.
• A failed cycle can become chargeable only for that specific cycle. Later or earlier cycles are evaluated separately.
• Routine cycles can appear in the dashboard and timeline alongside one-off commitments.

Two settings control the rhythm of a routine: the cadence, which decides when each new cycle opens, and the proof window, which decides how long you have to document a cycle once its deadline passes.

• The cadence defines when new cycles start. Routines support day-based cycles and scheduled monthly cycles.
• The proof window defines how long you have after a cycle deadline to upload proof. The default proof window is 14 days unless the routine uses another configured value.
• Proof must show that the cycle was completed within that cycle period, even if the upload happens during the later proof window.

• The payment method is saved at checkout. The cycle amount is not charged when the routine is created or when a new cycle starts.
• If a cycle fails, the same 48-hour product dispute window applies to that cycle.
• Each active routine cycle can have its own 14-day withdrawal period. Commitery does not submit the failed-cycle charge while the withdrawal period blocks the charge.
• If a routine cycle is validly withdrawn, that cycle is cancelled and no proof or failed-cycle charge is due for it.

Pausing or cancelling a routine affects future cycles. It is not automatically the same as withdrawing from an already active cycle. If you want to withdraw from an active cycle during the withdrawal period, use the cycle's withdrawal link or contact support.

• Pausing stops new cycles from being created but leaves any already-active cycle running under its own rules.
• Cancelling ends the routine going forward. Cycles that already started still follow their own proof, dispute, and withdrawal timelines.
• Withdrawingapplies to one specific active cycle and is the only action that cancels that cycle's potential charge within the withdrawal period.