cron-creator
Create Clawdbot cron jobs from natural language. Use when: users want to schedule recurring messages, reminders, or check-ins without using terminal commands. Examples: 'Create a daily reminder at 8am', 'Set up a weekly check-in on Mondays', 'Remind me to drink water every 2 hours'.
Why use this skill?
Use the OpenClaw cron-creator skill to schedule recurring tasks and reminders with simple natural language. Install now for easy automation.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/digitaladaption/cron-creatorWhat This Skill Does
The cron-creator skill acts as an intelligent automation layer for your system's crontab, enabling users to establish recurring tasks using natural language. Rather than wrestling with complex cron expressions or terminal syntax, you can communicate your scheduling needs as if you were speaking to an assistant. The skill automatically interprets time, frequency, channel, and message content to generate persistent system jobs. Whether you need a daily wellness check, a weekly review, or a specific periodic reminder, cron-creator handles the background implementation, confirming execution directly in your chat interface.
Installation
Installation is designed to be seamless. You can utilize the one-command approach for an automated setup:
bash -c "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/digitaladaption/cron-creator/main/install.sh)"
For users who prefer manual configuration, create the directory structure at ~/.clawdbot/skills, clone the repository from GitHub, and execute clawdbot gateway restart to apply changes. For developers using the Clawhub environment, simply run clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/digitaladaption/cron-creator to add the skill to your agent's toolkit.
Use Cases
This skill is perfect for personal productivity, team coordination, and system maintenance. It is commonly used for:
- Wellness Reminders: Setting up water breaks, meditation prompts, or posture checks.
- Journaling & Reflection: Scheduling morning Ikigai prompts or evening reflection questions.
- Routine Management: Organizing weekly reviews or daily habit tracking.
- Communication: Routing automated notifications to specific platforms like Slack, Discord, or WhatsApp without writing custom scripts.
Example Prompts
- "Create a daily Ikigai reminder at 8:45am."
- "Remind me to drink water every 2 hours on Slack."
- "Set up a weekly check-in every Monday at 9am on Discord."
Tips & Limitations
- Time Precision: While it supports complex phrasing, always ensure your time includes an am/pm designation to avoid 24-hour clock ambiguity.
- Platform Defaults: The skill defaults to WhatsApp if no channel is specified, so be sure to append the desired platform for Slack, Discord, or Telegram usage.
- Persistence: These jobs are added to the underlying system crontab, meaning they will persist even if your agent is restarted, providing reliable, low-overhead scheduling.
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{
"plugins": {
"official-digitaladaption-cron-creator": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: file-write, code-execution
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