Cron Creator

Create Clawdbot cron jobs automatically from natural language requests.

Quick Install (One Command)

Run this in your terminal:

bash -c "$(curl -sL )"

Or manually:

# Install skill
mkdir -p ~/.clawdbot/skills
git clone  ~/.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

Hears your request to create a cron job

Parses time, frequency, channel, and message

Creates the cron job automatically

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

Install the skill (see Quick Install above)

Chat naturally: "Create a daily reminder at 8am"

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 )"

GitHub

Report issues or contribute there!