Reminder Skill

Set timed reminders that are delivered as Telegram messages.

Workflow

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Parse the request - Extract the delay and the reminder message from the user's request.
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Convert to seconds - Common conversions:
- •"X minutes" → X * 60
- •"X hours" → X * 3600
- •"X hours and Y minutes" → X * 3600 + Y * 60
- •"half an hour" → 1800
- •Round to whole seconds.

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Set the reminder - Run the remind.sh script with nohup in the background:

bash

nohup /home/slzatz/claude-sessions/.claude/skills/reminder/remind.sh <seconds> <message> > /dev/null 2>&1 &
echo "PID: $!"

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Confirm - Tell the user the reminder is set, including what time it will fire (current time + delay).

User: "Remind me in 2 hours to walk Bodie"

bash

nohup /home/slzatz/claude-sessions/.claude/skills/reminder/remind.sh 7200 "Walk Bodie" > /dev/null 2>&1 &

→ "Reminder set! You'll get a Telegram message to walk Bodie at 3:15 PM."

User: "Set a 30 minute reminder to check the oven"

bash

nohup /home/slzatz/claude-sessions/.claude/skills/reminder/remind.sh 1800 "Check the oven" > /dev/null 2>&1 &

→ "Reminder set! You'll get a Telegram message to check the oven at 11:45 AM."

User: "Remind me in an hour and a half to call Deborah"

bash

nohup /home/slzatz/claude-sessions/.claude/skills/reminder/remind.sh 5400 "Call Deborah" > /dev/null 2>&1 &

•Reminders do not survive a system reboot (uses nohup, not systemd timers)
•No built-in way to list or cancel pending reminders
•For date-specific reminders (e.g., "remind me on February 14th"), use Google Calendar instead via the calendar skill