diff --git a/backend/app/main.py b/backend/app/main.py
index a3724a27e..5cbd5f81c 100644
--- a/backend/app/main.py
+++ b/backend/app/main.py
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
     import sys
     import os
     from contextlib import AsyncExitStack
+    from app.services.scheduler import start_scheduler
     from app.services.trigger_daemon import start_trigger_daemon
     from app.services.tool_seeder import seed_builtin_tools
     from app.services.template_seeder import seed_agent_templates
@@ -304,7 +305,10 @@ def _bg_task_error(t):
 
         task_specs = []
         if _role_enabled("all", "worker"):
-            task_specs.append(("trigger_daemon", start_trigger_daemon()))
+            task_specs.extend([
+                ("trigger_daemon", start_trigger_daemon()),
+                ("agent_schedule_scheduler", start_scheduler()),
+            ])
         if _role_enabled("all", "connector"):
             task_specs.extend([
                 ("feishu_ws", feishu_ws_manager.start_all()),
diff --git a/backend/app/services/scheduler.py b/backend/app/services/scheduler.py
index 8aeb8eaf2..8b9f00232 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/scheduler.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/scheduler.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ async def _tick():
                 agent = agent_result.scalar_one_or_none()
                 if (
                     agent is None
-                    or agent.status != "running"
+                    or agent.status not in {"creating", "running", "idle"}
                     or is_agent_expired(agent)
                 ):
                     logger.info(
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_schedule_scheduler.py b/backend/tests/test_schedule_scheduler.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9158477a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/test_schedule_scheduler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+"""Regression coverage for automatic AgentSchedule consumption."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
+import uuid
+
+import pytest
+
+from app.services.scheduler import _tick
+
+
+class _Result:
+    def __init__(self, *, rows: list[object] | None = None, value: object | None = None) -> None:
+        self._rows = rows
+        self._value = value
+
+    def scalars(self) -> "_Result":
+        return self
+
+    def all(self) -> list[object]:
+        return list(self._rows or [])
+
+    def scalar_one_or_none(self) -> object | None:
+        return self._value
+
+
+class _Session:
+    def __init__(self, schedule: object, agent: object) -> None:
+        self._results = [_Result(rows=[schedule]), _Result(value=agent)]
+        self.commits = 0
+        self.rollbacks = 0
+
+    async def execute(self, _statement: object) -> _Result:
+        if not self._results:
+            raise AssertionError("unexpected database query")
+        return self._results.pop(0)
+
+    async def commit(self) -> None:
+        self.commits += 1
+
+    async def rollback(self) -> None:
+        self.rollbacks += 1
+
+
+class _SessionContext:
+    def __init__(self, session: _Session) -> None:
+        self._session = session
+
+    async def __aenter__(self) -> _Session:
+        return self._session
+
+    async def __aexit__(self, _exc_type, _exc, _traceback) -> bool:
+        return False
+
+
+def _records(*, status: str = "idle") -> tuple[SimpleNamespace, SimpleNamespace]:
+    due_at = datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(minutes=1)
+    schedule = SimpleNamespace(
+        id=uuid.uuid4(),
+        agent_id=uuid.uuid4(),
+        name="daily-summary",
+        instruction="Prepare the daily summary",
+        cron_expr="0 9 * * *",
+        is_enabled=True,
+        last_run_at=None,
+        next_run_at=due_at,
+        run_count=0,
+    )
+    agent = SimpleNamespace(
+        id=schedule.agent_id,
+        status=status,
+        is_expired=False,
+        expires_at=None,
+    )
+    return schedule, agent
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("agent_status", ["creating", "running", "idle"])
+async def test_due_schedule_for_active_agent_is_enqueued_and_advanced(
+    agent_status: str,
+) -> None:
+    schedule, agent = _records(status=agent_status)
+    session = _Session(schedule, agent)
+    handle = SimpleNamespace(run_id=uuid.uuid4())
+    enqueue = AsyncMock(return_value=handle)
+
+    with (
+        patch("app.database.async_session", return_value=_SessionContext(session)),
+        patch("app.services.audit_logger.write_audit_log", new=AsyncMock()),
+        patch("app.services.heartbeat_runtime.enqueue_schedule_runtime", new=enqueue),
+    ):
+        await _tick()
+
+    enqueue.assert_awaited_once()
+    assert enqueue.await_args.kwargs["agent"] is agent
+    assert enqueue.await_args.kwargs["schedule_id"] == schedule.id
+    assert session.commits == 1
+    assert session.rollbacks == 0
+    assert schedule.run_count == 1
+    assert schedule.last_run_at is not None
+    assert schedule.next_run_at > schedule.last_run_at
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_due_schedule_is_not_advanced_when_runtime_is_disabled() -> None:
+    schedule, agent = _records(status="idle")
+    original_next_run = schedule.next_run_at
+    session = _Session(schedule, agent)
+
+    with (
+        patch("app.database.async_session", return_value=_SessionContext(session)),
+        patch("app.services.audit_logger.write_audit_log", new=AsyncMock()),
+        patch(
+            "app.services.heartbeat_runtime.enqueue_schedule_runtime",
+            new=AsyncMock(return_value=None),
+        ) as enqueue,
+    ):
+        await _tick()
+
+    enqueue.assert_awaited_once()
+    assert session.commits == 0
+    assert session.rollbacks == 1
+    assert schedule.run_count == 0
+    assert schedule.last_run_at is None
+    assert schedule.next_run_at == original_next_run
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_due_schedule_does_not_enqueue_for_stopped_agent() -> None:
+    schedule, agent = _records(status="stopped")
+    session = _Session(schedule, agent)
+    enqueue = AsyncMock()
+
+    with (
+        patch("app.database.async_session", return_value=_SessionContext(session)),
+        patch("app.services.audit_logger.write_audit_log", new=AsyncMock()),
+        patch("app.services.heartbeat_runtime.enqueue_schedule_runtime", new=enqueue),
+    ):
+        await _tick()
+
+    enqueue.assert_not_awaited()
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_schedule_scheduler_startup.py b/backend/tests/test_schedule_scheduler_startup.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8414e12a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/test_schedule_scheduler_startup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+"""Regression coverage for AgentSchedule scheduler startup wiring."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
+
+import pytest
+
+import app.main as main
+from app.services import audit_logger, scheduler, trigger_daemon
+from app.services.agent_runtime import worker_service
+
+
+class _Task:
+    def __init__(self, coro, name: str) -> None:
+        self._name = name
+        coro.close()
+
+    def add_done_callback(self, _callback) -> None:
+        return None
+
+    def get_name(self) -> str:
+        return self._name
+
+    def exception(self):
+        return None
+
+
+async def _collect_background_task_names(monkeypatch, *, process_role: str) -> list[str]:
+    created: list[str] = []
+
+    def create_task(coro, *, name: str) -> _Task:
+        created.append(name)
+        return _Task(coro, name)
+
+    @asynccontextmanager
+    async def runtime_context(**_kwargs):
+        yield
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.settings, "PROCESS_ROLE", process_role)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "configure_logging", lambda: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "intercept_standard_logging", lambda: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "_log_bwrap_startup_status", lambda: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(asyncio, "create_task", create_task)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "_start_ss_local", AsyncMock())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "close_redis", AsyncMock())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.realtime_router, "start", AsyncMock())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.realtime_router, "stop", AsyncMock())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(audit_logger, "write_audit_log", AsyncMock())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(trigger_daemon, "start_trigger_daemon", AsyncMock())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(scheduler, "start_scheduler", AsyncMock())
+    monkeypatch.setattr(worker_service, "running_runtime_worker_context", runtime_context)
+
+    async with main.lifespan(main.app):
+        pass
+
+    return created
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("process_role", "expected"),
+    [
+        ("worker", True),
+        ("api", False),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_agent_schedule_scheduler_follows_worker_role(
+    monkeypatch,
+    process_role: str,
+    expected: bool,
+) -> None:
+    names = await _collect_background_task_names(monkeypatch, process_role=process_role)
+
+    assert ("trigger_daemon" in names) is expected
+    assert ("agent_schedule_scheduler" in names) is expected
diff --git a/restart.sh b/restart.sh
index c5e717d17..a4e7253b9 100755
--- a/restart.sh
+++ b/restart.sh
@@ -233,9 +233,6 @@ start_backend() {
     echo -e "${YELLOW}🔄 Running LangGraph checkpoint migrations...${NC}"
     .venv/bin/python -m app.scripts.setup_langgraph_checkpoints
 
-    # Auto-run data migrations (idempotent)
-    echo -e "${YELLOW}🔄 Running data migrations...${NC}"
-    .venv/bin/python -m app.scripts.migrate_schedules_to_triggers || true
     start_detached "$BACKEND_DIR" "$BACKEND_LOG" "$BACKEND_PID" \
         env PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 \
             AGENT_RUNTIME_V2_ENABLED=true \