diff --git a/k3s/configmap.yaml b/k3s/configmap.yaml
index af0a02332..abefa2c8b 100644
--- a/k3s/configmap.yaml
+++ b/k3s/configmap.yaml
@@ -253,3 +253,11 @@ data:
     echo_transcription\": false\n  },\n  \"build_info\": {\n    \"version\": \"0.1.0\"\
     ,\n    \"git_commit\": \"054b55fd\",\n    \"build_time\": \"2026-03-23T10:15:13+0100\"\
     ,\n    \"go_version\": \"go1.26.1\"\n  }\n}"
+  cron.json: "{\n  \"version\": 1,\n  \"jobs\": [\n    {\n      \"id\": \"freeride-auto-daily\"\
+    ,\n      \"name\": \"Daily FreeRide Update\",\n      \"enabled\": true,\n    \
+    \  \"schedule\": {\n        \"kind\": \"cron\",\n        \"expr\": \"0 3 * * *\"\
+    \n      },\n      \"payload\": {\n        \"kind\": \"agent_turn\",\n        \"\
+    message\": \"freeride auto\",\n        \"command\": \"\",\n        \"channel\"\
+    : \"cli\",\n        \"to\": \"cron\"\n      },\n      \"state\": {},\n      \"\
+    createdAtMs\": 1713511200000,\n      \"updatedAtMs\": 1713511200000,\n      \"\
+    deleteAfterRun\": false\n    }\n  ]\n}\n"
diff --git a/k3s/cron.json b/k3s/cron.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fea75ebe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k3s/cron.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "version": 1,
+  "jobs": [
+    {
+      "id": "freeride-auto-daily",
+      "name": "Daily FreeRide Update",
+      "enabled": true,
+      "schedule": {
+        "kind": "cron",
+        "expr": "0 3 * * *"
+      },
+      "payload": {
+        "kind": "agent_turn",
+        "message": "freeride auto",
+        "command": "",
+        "channel": "cli",
+        "to": "cron"
+      },
+      "state": {},
+      "createdAtMs": 1713511200000,
+      "updatedAtMs": 1713511200000,
+      "deleteAfterRun": false
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/k3s/deployment.yaml b/k3s/deployment.yaml
index b9f3cd141..23acfeb07 100644
--- a/k3s/deployment.yaml
+++ b/k3s/deployment.yaml
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ spec:
           - -c
           - |
             mkdir -p /home/picoclaw/.picoclaw
-            echo "Syncing config.json from ConfigMap..."
-            grep "GOOGLE" /config-source/config.json
+            echo "Syncing config files from ConfigMap..."
             cp /config-source/config.json /home/picoclaw/.picoclaw/config.json
+            cp /config-source/cron.json /home/picoclaw/.picoclaw/cron.json
             rm -f /home/picoclaw/.picoclaw/secure.yaml /home/picoclaw/.picoclaw/.security.yml
             # Ensure the agent has write permissions to its home volume
             chown -R 1000:1000 /home/picoclaw/.picoclaw