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Cron

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chaterm·vlatest·productivity·Apache-2.0

Cron allows you to schedule tasks to run automatically at specific times or intervals, streamlining workflows and automating repetitive processes.

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Install on your platform

Showing Claude Code. One command installs this skill into any of the agents below.

  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add chaterm/terminal-skills --skill cron -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

chaterm

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Install target

Live repository

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Automated safety checks

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This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

    Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

    No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.

    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned chaterm/terminal-skills at 464c295428.

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Commit
464c295428
Manifest
server/cron/SKILL.md
Scanned
1 file, 229 lines
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About this skill

What it does

The cron skill allows an AI agent to schedule tasks to run automatically at specific times or intervals. It can execute commands, scripts, or other actions without requiring continuous monitoring. This capability is useful for automating repetitive processes and ensuring timely execution of important operations within a system.

When to use it

  • Automated backups: Schedule regular backups of critical data to ensure data safety and recovery options.
  • System maintenance: Automate tasks like log rotation, disk cleanup, or software updates at predetermined intervals.
  • Data processing pipelines: Trigger the execution of scripts that process data on a recurring basis (e.g., daily reports).
  • Scheduled notifications: Send out reminders or alerts based on specific time triggers.

Key capabilities

  • Scheduling tasks with precise timing using cron syntax.
  • Executing commands and scripts within scheduled jobs.
  • Defining job intervals ranging from minutes to years.
  • Managing and monitoring scheduled tasks.

Example prompts

  • "Schedule a script called backup.sh to run every night at 2:00 AM."
  • "Create a cron job that executes the command clear_cache.py every Monday morning at 8:00 AM."
  • "List all currently scheduled cron jobs and their execution times."

Tips & gotchas

The agent needs appropriate permissions to execute commands via cron; ensure it has access to the necessary system resources. Incorrectly formatted cron expressions can lead to unexpected or failed task executions, so careful attention to syntax is required.