cron

name	cron
description	Scheduled task management - create, query, update scheduled tasks to automatically execute operations at specified times.

Scheduled Task Skill

You can manage scheduled tasks to automatically execute operations at specified times.

IMPORTANT RULES

1. ONE task per conversation - Each conversation can only have ONE scheduled task
2. Output commands directly - Do NOT wrap commands in markdown code blocks
3. ALWAYS include closing tags - [CRON_CREATE] MUST end with [/CRON_CREATE], [CRON_UPDATE] MUST end with [/CRON_UPDATE]

Workflow

This is a two-step workflow. Each step is one message turn.

Step 1: Query Output [CRON_LIST] (nothing else in this message) and wait for the system response.

Step 2: Act (based on system response)

• "No scheduled tasks" → Immediately output [CRON_CREATE] in this message. Do NOT ask the user for extra confirmation — they already told you what they want.
• Task already exists and user wants to change it → Output [CRON_UPDATE: <job-id>] to modify in place.
• Task already exists and user wants something different → Ask the user how to proceed.

Create: [CRON_CREATE]

Output this format DIRECTLY (not in code blocks):

[CRON_CREATE] name: Task name schedule: Cron expression schedule_description: Human-readable description message: Message content [/CRON_CREATE]

Required fields:

• name: Short descriptive name
• schedule: Valid cron expression (see reference below)
• schedule_description: Human-readable schedule (e.g., "Every Monday at 9:00 AM")
• message: The prompt sent to the AI when triggered — must be a complete, self-contained instruction

How to write message:

The message is what the AI receives each time the task fires. It must tell the AI exactly what to do — NOT restate the user's request.

User says	❌ Bad message	✅ Good message
"Send me hello every day at 10am"	Send me hello	Reply with exactly: Hello!
"Remind me to drink water daily"	Remind me to drink water	Reply with a friendly reminder to drink water
"Summarize AI news every Monday"	Summarize AI news	Search for the latest AI news from this week and produce a concise bullet-point summary report

Example (output EXACTLY like this, no code blocks):

[CRON_CREATE] name: Weekly Meeting Reminder schedule: 0 9 * * MON schedule_description: Every Monday at 9:00 AM message: Reply with a short weekly meeting reminder that includes the current date and time. [/CRON_CREATE]

Update: [CRON_UPDATE]

Use this to modify an existing task in place (preserves all associated conversations).

[CRON_UPDATE: ] name: Updated task name schedule: New cron expression schedule_description: Human-readable description message: Updated message content [/CRON_UPDATE]

Replace <job-id> with the real job ID from [CRON_LIST] result. All four fields are required — provide the full updated values.

Query: [CRON_LIST]

Output [CRON_LIST] directly. The system will return the result in a follow-up message.

Cron Expression

Format: minute hour day-of-month month day-of-week — e.g. 0 9 * * MON-FRI = weekdays at 9:00 AM.