| name | quick-reminders |
| description | Schedule, list and cancel one-shot reminders via cron. Invoke when operator says "remind me at X", "in 10 minutes", "tomorrow at 9", "list my reminders", or "cancel reminder N". |
quick-reminders
Simple cron-based one-shot reminders. No openclaw binary dependency --
the agent writes cron entries directly via crontab -l | crontab -.
When to use
- Operator asks "remind me in 10 minutes to stretch".
- Operator asks "remind me tomorrow at 9am".
- Operator asks "list my reminders" or "cancel reminder 3".
How it works
Three helper scripts live in $HOME/.claude-lab/{AGENT}/.claude/skills/quick-reminders/scripts/:
create.sh TIMESPEC MESSAGE -- append a one-shot cron entry.list.sh -- print pending reminders.delete.sh ID -- remove one by numeric ID.
Reminder cron lines are tagged with # qr:ID=<nonce> so the skill can find
and delete them without touching the operator's other crontab entries.
Delivery uses the same Telegram bot as the gateway:
TOKEN=$(cat $HOME/claude-gateway/secrets/bot-token)
curl -fsSL --max-time 30 \
-d "chat_id=${TG_ID}" -d "text=${MESSAGE}" \
"https://api.telegram.org/bot${TOKEN}/sendMessage"
The skill reads TG_ID from the gateway config (allowlist_user_ids[0]).
Time formats supported
in 10m, in 2h, in 3d -> relative offsets2026-05-01 14:30 -> absolute (local time)tomorrow 9am, monday 8:00 -> natural, parsed via GNU date -d
Not supported
- Recurring reminders (use plain cron for that).
- Timezone-aware scheduling beyond the server's local time.
- Snooze / edit in-place (cancel + recreate instead).
