schedule-manager

What This Skill Does

The schedule-manager is a powerful scheduling engine built for the OpenClaw environment, allowing users to automate routine tasks and manage one-off reminders directly from the command line or through natural language prompts. It leverages a Markdown-based backend, treating your configuration files as a living calendar. Whether you need to automate morning TTS announcements, fetch daily news briefings, or set simple "don't forget" alerts, this skill handles the heavy lifting by maintaining a persistent task registry within your workspace.

Installation

To install this skill, run the following command in your terminal:

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/cowboy231/schedule-manager

Ensure your environment has the necessary write permissions to the ~/.openclaw/workspace/ directory, as the skill needs to modify configuration files to maintain the task state.

Use Cases

1. Routine Automation: Set up daily morning routines like weather reports or news updates that trigger via text-to-speech (TTS) at specific times.
2. Meeting Management: Quickly queue up one-time reminders for upcoming conferences or deadlines using relative time formats like "in 1h" or "tomorrow 08:00".
3. Task Maintenance: Efficiently toggle, pause, or update existing reminders without manually editing text files. It is perfect for users who want to manage their workflow without leaving the terminal.

Example Prompts

1. "OpenClaw, remind me to check the server logs in 30 minutes."
2. "Add a daily task named 'Standup' at 9:00 AM every weekday that sends a TTS notification saying it's time for our meeting."
3. "List all my scheduled tasks for today and delete the one named 'Old Reminder'."

Tips & Limitations

• Persistence: Your tasks are stored in daily-tasks.md and temp-tasks.md. You can manually edit these files if you prefer a visual overview, but always use the script commands to ensure the syntax remains valid.
• Formatting: The weekday field accepts ranges like '1-5'. Ensure you follow the documented format strictly to avoid scheduling errors.
• Environment: This skill requires the schedule.py script to be reachable in your path. If you encounter issues, verify the file structure in ~/.openclaw/workspace/ is intact.
• Cleanup: Remember to run python scripts/schedule.py cleanup occasionally to purge expired temporary reminders and keep your workspace clutter-free.