diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index 62b6954..b6bc9a1 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -77,6 +77,91 @@ async def _memory_cron_tick() -> None:
         _log.warning("memory cron tick: failed: %s", exc)
 
 
+async def _scout_cron_tick() -> None:
+    """Every-15-min cron: poll enabled cloud scouts (cron-fallback; push is primary).
+
+    Skips any scout whose ``last_run_at`` is within the last 5 minutes so
+    a push notification and the fallback cron don't double-fire within the
+    same window.
+    """
+    import logging  # noqa: PLC0415
+    import uuid  # noqa: PLC0415
+    from datetime import datetime, timezone  # noqa: PLC0415
+
+    _log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+    _log.info("scout cron tick: starting")
+    try:
+        from app.db import async_session  # noqa: PLC0415
+        from app.models import CloudScoutConfig  # noqa: PLC0415
+        from app.scouts.engine import ScoutEngine  # noqa: PLC0415
+        from sqlalchemy import select  # noqa: PLC0415
+
+        async with async_session() as session:
+            scouts = (await session.execute(
+                select(CloudScoutConfig).where(CloudScoutConfig.enabled == True)  # noqa: E712
+            )).scalars().all()
+
+        engine = ScoutEngine()
+        triggered = 0
+        for scout in scouts:
+            # Rate-limit guard: push is primary; skip if ran within 5 minutes.
+            if scout.last_run_at:
+                elapsed = (datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc) - scout.last_run_at).total_seconds()
+                if elapsed < 300:
+                    continue
+            try:
+                await engine.trigger_scout(uuid.UUID(str(scout.id)))
+                triggered += 1
+            except Exception as exc:
+                _log.warning("scout cron tick: trigger failed scout=%s: %s", scout.id, exc)
+
+        _log.info("scout cron tick: done triggered=%d total=%d", triggered, len(scouts))
+    except Exception as exc:
+        _log.warning("scout cron tick: failed: %s", exc)
+
+
+async def _scout_watch_renewal_tick() -> None:
+    """Every-24-hour cron: re-issue Gmail users.watch for scouts expiring within 24h.
+
+    Handles missing or misconfigured connectors gracefully — logs and continues.
+    """
+    import logging  # noqa: PLC0415
+    from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone  # noqa: PLC0415
+
+    _log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+    _log.info("scout watch renewal tick: starting")
+    try:
+        from app.db import async_session  # noqa: PLC0415
+        from app.models import CloudScoutConfig  # noqa: PLC0415
+        from app.scouts.connectors.registry import get_connector  # noqa: PLC0415
+        from sqlalchemy import select  # noqa: PLC0415
+
+        threshold = datetime.now(tz=timezone.utc) + timedelta(hours=24)
+        renewed = 0
+        async with async_session() as session:
+            scouts = (await session.execute(
+                select(CloudScoutConfig).where(
+                    CloudScoutConfig.enabled == True,  # noqa: E712
+                    CloudScoutConfig.provider == "gmail",
+                    CloudScoutConfig.gmail_watch_expires_at <= threshold,
+                )
+            )).scalars().all()
+
+            for scout in scouts:
+                try:
+                    connector = get_connector("gmail")
+                    await connector.renew_watch(scout)
+                    renewed += 1
+                except Exception:
+                    _log.exception("scout watch renewal tick: renew failed scout=%s", scout.id)
+
+            await session.commit()
+
+        _log.info("scout watch renewal tick: done renewed=%d", renewed)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        _log.warning("scout watch renewal tick: failed: %s", exc)
+
+
 @asynccontextmanager
 async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
     # Startup: register source connectors.
@@ -94,6 +179,14 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
         scheduler = AsyncIOScheduler()
         scheduler.add_job(_memory_cron_tick, "interval", hours=1, id="memory_cron")
         scheduler.add_job(_memory_audit_cron_tick, "interval", weeks=1, id="memory_audit_cron")
+        scheduler.add_job(
+            _scout_cron_tick, "interval", minutes=15,
+            id="scout_cron_tick", replace_existing=True,
+        )
+        scheduler.add_job(
+            _scout_watch_renewal_tick, "interval", hours=24,
+            id="scout_watch_renewal_tick", replace_existing=True,
+        )
         scheduler.start()
         logging.getLogger(__name__).info("memory cron scheduler started (interval=1h)")