diff --git a/packages/adapters/src/builtin-tools.ts b/packages/adapters/src/builtin-tools.ts
index 21ec656..d1d86da 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/src/builtin-tools.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/src/builtin-tools.ts
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ export const builtinAgentTools: ConnectorTool[] = [
   {
     name: "schedule_create",
     description:
-      'Create a reminder or recurring job for this bot. Use it whenever the user describes something that should happen later or again, even in passing ("remind me in 10 minutes", "every Sunday I plan the week"): create it right away instead of asking first; the user sees it in the conversation and can undo it. Without a time, use 08:00 for mornings, 19:00 for evenings and 09:00 otherwise. Reusing the name of an active repeating schedule changes that schedule instead of adding another. Repeats: cron or every/unit (min 1 minute). One-shot: runAt, delayMinutes, or delaySeconds.',
+      'Create a reminder or recurring job for this bot. Use it whenever the user describes something that should happen later or again, even in passing ("remind me in 10 minutes", "every Sunday I plan the week"): create it right away instead of asking first; the user sees it in the conversation and can undo it. Never use it for work the user wants now, however long: do that work in this turn. Without a time, use 08:00 for mornings, 19:00 for evenings and 09:00 otherwise. Reusing the name of an active repeating schedule changes that schedule instead of adding another. Repeats: cron or every/unit (min 1 minute). One-shot: runAt, delayMinutes, or delaySeconds.',
     inputSchema: {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
diff --git a/packages/adapters/src/schedule-tools.test.ts b/packages/adapters/src/schedule-tools.test.ts
index dd678e0..feed050 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/src/schedule-tools.test.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/src/schedule-tools.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { ONCE_ROUTINE_CRON } from "@rakazo/core";
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { builtinAgentTools } from "./builtin-tools.js";
 import {
   cancelScheduleFromTool,
   createScheduleFromTool,
@@ -781,4 +782,9 @@ describe("scheduling on behalf of another bot", () => {
     expect(extended.inputSchema.required).toEqual(["name"]);
     expect(Object.keys(tool.inputSchema.properties)).toEqual(["name"]);
   });
+
+  it("keeps schedule_create for later or repeated work, not work wanted now", () => {
+    const tool = builtinAgentTools.find((candidate) => candidate.name === "schedule_create");
+    expect(tool?.description).toContain("Never use it for work the user wants now");
+  });
 });