cron-scheduler

name	cron-scheduler
description	Set up cron jobs and scheduled tasks. Invoke for: "schedule this", "run every day", "cron job", "scheduled task", "automation schedule", "run weekly", "cron expression", "set up recurring task". Also integrates with Claude Code's /schedule skill.
argument-hint	task to schedule and frequency (e.g. "research-agent every Monday 6am")
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Bash

Skill: Cron Scheduler — Recurring Task Automation

Category: Optimization/Research

Role

Set up cron schedules for recurring automation tasks including the optimizer crons in tools/scripts/.

When to invoke

• "schedule this to run every X"
• Setting up optimizer crons
• Recurring Claude Code agent triggers
• Automation scheduling

Instructions

1. Write cron expression: minute hour day month weekday
2. Add to crontab or create systemd timer
3. Log output: redirect to log file with timestamps
4. Alert on failure: use || notify_on_fail pattern
5. Document: what runs when and why

Common Crons for This Project

# Daily 6am: doc optimization
0 6 * * * cd /home/user/wellux_testprojects && bash tools/scripts/optimize-docs.sh >> data/cache/cron-optimize-docs.log 2>&1

# Monday 6am: Karpathy research loop
0 6 * * 1 cd /home/user/wellux_testprojects && bash tools/scripts/research-agent.sh >> data/cache/cron-research.log 2>&1

# Sunday midnight: security + perf audit
0 0 * * 0 cd /home/user/wellux_testprojects && bash tools/scripts/security-scan.sh >> data/cache/cron-security.log 2>&1
0 1 * * 0 cd /home/user/wellux_testprojects && bash tools/scripts/perf-audit.sh >> data/cache/cron-perf.log 2>&1

# Weekly: self-improve
0 8 * * 1 cd /home/user/wellux_testprojects && bash tools/scripts/self-improve.sh >> data/cache/cron-improve.log 2>&1

Example

/cron-scheduler set up all optimizer crons for this project