cron-creator – OpenClaw Skill

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name: cron-creator description: "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'."

Cron Creator

Create Clawdbot cron jobs automatically from natural language requests.

Quick Install (One Command)

Run this in your terminal:

bash -c "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/digitaladaption/cron-creator/main/install.sh)"

Or manually:

# Install skill
mkdir -p ~/.clawdbot/skills
git clone https://github.com/digitaladaption/cron-creator.git ~/.clawdbot/skills/cron-creator

# Configure and restart
clawdbot gateway restart

That's it! Then just say things like:

• "Create a daily Ikigai reminder at 8:45am"
• "Remind me to drink water every 2 hours"
• "Set up a weekly check-in on Mondays at 9am"

What It Does

1. Hears your request to create a cron job
2. Parses time, frequency, channel, and message
3. Creates the cron job automatically
4. Confirms it's done

Trigger Patterns

Say things like:

• "Create a cron job for..."
• "Set up a reminder..."
• "Schedule a..."
• "Remind me to..."
• "Create a daily/weekly check-in..."
• "Add a recurring..."

Examples

You Say	What Happens
"Create a daily Ikigai reminder at 8:45am"	Creates daily 8:45am Ikigai journal prompt
"Remind me to drink water every 2 hours"	Creates hourly water reminder
"Set up a weekly check-in on Mondays at 9am"	Creates Monday 9am weekly review
"Wake me at 7am every day"	Creates daily 7am alarm/reminder
"Send me a quote every morning at 6:30"	Creates daily quote at 6:30am

Supported Time Formats

You Say	Cron
"8am"	0 8 * * *
"8:45am"	45 8 * * *
"9pm"	0 21 * * *
"noon"	0 12 * * *
"midnight"	0 0 * * *

Supported Frequencies

You Say	Cron
"daily" / "every day"	Daily at specified time
"weekdays"	Mon-Fri at specified time
"mondays" / "every monday"	Weekly on Monday
"hourly" / "every hour"	Every hour at :00
"every 2 hours"	0 */2 * * *
"weekly"	Weekly (defaults to Monday)
"monthly"	Monthly (1st of month)

Channels

Just mention the channel in your request:

• "on WhatsApp" → WhatsApp
• "on Telegram" → Telegram
• "on Slack" → Slack
• "on Discord" → Discord

Default: WhatsApp

Default Messages

The skill auto-generates appropriate messages:

Type	Default Message
Ikigai	Morning journal with purpose, food, movement, connection, gratitude
Water	"💧 Time to drink water! Stay hydrated! 🚰"
Morning	"🌅 Good morning! Time for your daily check-in."
Evening	"🌙 Evening check-in! How was your day?"
Weekly	Weekly goals review
Default	"⏰ Your scheduled reminder is here!"

How It Works

1. Install the skill (see Quick Install above)
2. Chat naturally: "Create a daily reminder at 8am"
3. Done! The cron job is created automatically

For Developers

Files

• SKILL.md - This documentation
• scripts/cron_creator.py - Natural language parser
• install.sh - Automatic installer script

The Parser

The cron_creator.py script:

• Extracts time, frequency, channel, destination from natural language
• Generates appropriate clawdbot cron add command
• Returns JSON with parsed fields and command

Manual Testing

# Test the parser
python3 scripts/cron_creator.py "Create a daily reminder at 8:45am"

# Output includes:
# - parsed time, frequency, channel
# - generated cron expression
# - full clawdbot cron add command

Configuration

The install script automatically configures:

• Clawdbot tools.exec.host=gateway (allows running clawdbot commands)
• Skill files in ~/.clawdbot/skills/cron-creator
• Gateway restart to apply changes

Troubleshooting

Skill not loading?

clawdbot skills list | grep cron

Cron not created?

# Check clawdbot is running
clawdbot status

# Check cron jobs
clawdbot cron list

Need to reinstall?

# Run install again
bash -c "$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/digitaladaption/cron-creator/main/install.sh)"

GitHub

https://github.com/digitaladaption/cron-creator

Report issues or contribute there!