Cron Creator

Create Clawdbot cron jobs automatically from natural language requests.

Quick Install (One Command)

Run this in your terminal:

bash

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

Or manually:

bash

# 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

•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

bash

# 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?

bash

clawdbot skills list | grep cron

Cron not created?

bash

# Check clawdbot is running
clawdbot status

# Check cron jobs
clawdbot cron list

Need to reinstall?

bash

# 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!