TL;DR: Automatically create a named subitem on a parent item every week, every month, or any time interval. Useful for recurring reviews, status reports, weekly planning, monthly maintenance.
What this does
Recipe:"Every time period, create a subitem with this name on this item."
On a schedule you set, a new subitem with a fixed name appears under the chosen parent item.
When to use it
Weekly review subitems on a project parent
Monthly status reports under a "Reports" parent item
Sprint planning subitems generated automatically each sprint
Before you start
Identify the parent item where recurring subitems should appear
Decide the name of the recurring subitem
Pick the time period (every week, every month, custom interval)
Set it up (2 minutes)
Open Automate → Create on your board.
Copy the recipe text above and find it in your board's automation center, then click Use Template.
Configure:
Time period — frequency (every week, every month, etc.)
Subitem name — what the recurring subitem is called
Parent item — where it appears
Click Create automation.
Test that it works
Wait for the next trigger time (or temporarily set a near-term schedule to verify), then confirm the subitem appears under the chosen parent.
Common gotchas
The parent item must remain available for the recurrence to work. If you archive it, the automation has nowhere to put the subitem.
Recurring subitems accumulate over time — clean up old ones or archive periodically. The automation doesn't auto-archive.
The subitem name is fixed. For varied names per recurrence (e.g. "Week 1 Review", "Week 2 Review"), set up multiple automations or use monday.com's native recurrence with date variables.
Time zones — schedules fire based on your monday.com account's time zone setting.