reminders

name	reminders
description	Manage reminders — one-off and recurring. Use when the user says "remind me", "set a reminder", "what reminders do I have", "cancel that reminder", or needs time-based nudges. Wraps the cron system with history and categories.

Reminders

Thin wrapper around the cron at/cron system. SQLite stores metadata, history, and categories. Cron handles actual delivery.

Creating a Reminder

Two steps — database record + cron job:

Step 1: Record in database

echo '{"text": "Take out the bins", "due": "2026-03-02T10:00:00Z", "category": "home"}' | uv run workspace/skills/reminders/scripts/create.py

Fields:

• text (required): What to remind about
• due (required): ISO 8601 datetime
• recurring (optional): "daily", "weekly", or cron expression. Omit for one-off.
• category (optional): For grouping — home, health, work, etc.

Step 2: Create the cron job

Use the cron tool to create the actual job:

• One-off: schedule_type: "at", schedule_value: <due>, delete_after_run: true
• Daily: schedule_type: "cron", schedule_value: "M H * * *"
• Weekly: schedule_type: "cron", schedule_value: "M H * * D"

The cron message should include: "Reminder: {text}. Then run: uv run workspace/skills/reminders/scripts/fired.py {id}"

Step 3: Link the cron job ID

echo '{"reminder_id": 1, "cron_job_id": "abc123"}' | uv run workspace/skills/reminders/scripts/link.py

When a Reminder Fires

The cron message tells you to run fired.py:

uv run workspace/skills/reminders/scripts/fired.py 1

• One-off: marks as fired
• Recurring: updates due to next occurrence, keeps status pending

For recurring daily reminders (e.g. bins), after firing and delivering, the cron system handles the next run automatically.

Listing Reminders

uv run workspace/skills/reminders/scripts/list.py              # pending
uv run workspace/skills/reminders/scripts/list.py history       # fired/cancelled
uv run workspace/skills/reminders/scripts/list.py all           # everything
uv run workspace/skills/reminders/scripts/list.py category home # by category

Cancelling

uv run workspace/skills/reminders/scripts/cancel.py 1

Then also remove the cron job: cron remove <cron_job_id>

Examples

One-off: "Remind me to call the dentist tomorrow at 9"

1. create.py with due=tomorrow 09:00
2. Cron at job for tomorrow 09:00
3. link.py to connect them

Daily: "Remind me to take out the bins at 10am every day"

1. create.py with due=tomorrow 10:00, recurring="daily"
2. Cron job with expr "0 10 * * *"
3. link.py to connect them

Errand reminder: "Remind me in 3.5 hours to pick up groceries"

1. create.py with due=now+3.5hrs, category="home"
2. Cron at job
3. link.py to connect them