diff --git a/pkg/tools/cron.go b/pkg/tools/cron.go
index 648cc3c6c..25608a54c 100644
--- a/pkg/tools/cron.go
+++ b/pkg/tools/cron.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (t *CronTool) Parameters() map[string]any {
 			},
 			"deliver": map[string]any{
 				"type":        "boolean",
-				"description": "If true, send message directly to channel. If false, let agent process message (for complex tasks). Default: true",
+				"description": "If true, send message directly to channel. If false, let agent process message (for complex tasks). Default: false",
 			},
 		},
 		"required": []string{"action"},
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ func (t *CronTool) addJob(ctx context.Context, args map[string]any) *ToolResult
 		return ErrorResult("one of at_seconds, every_seconds, or cron_expr is required")
 	}
 
-	// Read deliver parameter, default to true
-	deliver := true
+	// Read deliver parameter, default to false so scheduled tasks execute through the agent
+	deliver := false
 	if d, ok := args["deliver"].(bool); ok {
 		deliver = d
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/tools/cron_test.go b/pkg/tools/cron_test.go
index 1776abc65..f1e857949 100644
--- a/pkg/tools/cron_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tools/cron_test.go
@@ -114,3 +114,25 @@ func TestCronTool_NonCommandJobAllowedFromRemoteChannel(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected non-command reminder to succeed from remote channel, got: %s", result.ForLLM)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCronTool_NonCommandJobDefaultsDeliverToFalse(t *testing.T) {
+	tool := newTestCronTool(t)
+	ctx := WithToolContext(context.Background(), "telegram", "chat-1")
+	result := tool.Execute(ctx, map[string]any{
+		"action":     "add",
+		"message":    "send me a poem",
+		"at_seconds": float64(600),
+	})
+
+	if result.IsError {
+		t.Fatalf("expected non-command reminder to succeed, got: %s", result.ForLLM)
+	}
+
+	jobs := tool.cronService.ListJobs(false)
+	if len(jobs) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 job, got %d", len(jobs))
+	}
+	if jobs[0].Payload.Deliver {
+		t.Fatal("expected deliver=false by default for non-command jobs")
+	}
+}