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Smart Cron

Schedule any OpenClaw task using plain English.

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1.0.0

Overview

Schedule any OpenClaw task using plain English.

✨Key Features

1

Natural language scheduling — "every weekday at 9am", "every 30 minutes", "first Monday of month"

2

Full cron job lifecycle — add, list, remove, pause, resume

3

Timezone-aware — schedule in any timezone (UTC, Europe/Bucharest, etc.)

4

Failure alerts — WhatsApp/Telegram alert if a job fails

5

Next run preview — shows exactly when each job runs next

6

Run logs — persisted history of every execution

7

Zero external dependencies — uses system cron + OpenClaw orchestration

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Smart Cron — Natural Language Cron Scheduler for OpenClaw

Schedule any OpenClaw task using plain English. No cron syntax required. Just say what you want, when you want it.

What It Does

  • Natural language scheduling — "every weekday at 9am", "every 30 minutes", "first Monday of month"
  • Full cron job lifecycle — add, list, remove, pause, resume
  • Timezone-aware — schedule in any timezone (UTC, Europe/Bucharest, etc.)
  • Failure alerts — WhatsApp/Telegram alert if a job fails
  • Next run preview — shows exactly when each job runs next
  • Run logs — persisted history of every execution
  • Zero external dependencies — uses system cron + OpenClaw orchestration

Quick Start

bash
# Add a daily digest job
smart-cron add "every weekday at 9am" --task "summarize my emails"

# Add an interval job
smart-cron add "every 30 minutes" --task "check server health"

# Monthly job
smart-cron add "first Monday of month at 10am" --task "generate monthly report"

# List all scheduled jobs
smart-cron list

# Show next run times
smart-cron next

# View job logs
smart-cron logs

# Pause a job (without deleting it)
smart-cron pause <job-id>

# Resume paused job
smart-cron resume <job-id>

# Remove a job
smart-cron remove <job-id>

Commands

CommandDescription
smart-cron add --task Schedule a new task
smart-cron listList all jobs with status
smart-cron remove Remove a job
smart-cron nextShow next run time for all jobs
smart-cron run Run a job immediately
smart-cron logs [id]View execution logs
smart-cron pause Pause a job
smart-cron resume Resume a paused job

Supported Schedule Expressions

Intervals

  • every 5 minutes → /5 *
  • every hour → 0
  • every 2 hours → 0 /2
  • every 30 minutes → /30 *

Daily

  • every day at 9am → 0 9 *
  • every weekday at 9am → 0 9 1-5
  • every weekend at noon → 0 12 6,0
  • daily at midnight → 0 0 *

Weekly

  • every Monday at 8am → 0 8 1
  • every Friday at 5pm → 0 17 5

Monthly

  • first Monday of month → calculated and re-scheduled
  • 1st of month at 9am → 0 9 1
  • last day of month → calculated dynamically

Custom cron (passthrough)

  • 0 /6 → runs as-is for advanced users

Timezone Support

bash
# Schedule in your local timezone
smart-cron add "every weekday at 9am" \
  --task "daily standup reminder" \
  --timezone Europe/Bucharest

# List shows times in both UTC and local tz

Failure Alerts

When a scheduled task fails, Smart Cron sends an alert via your configured channel:

text
⚠️ Smart Cron: "daily standup reminder" FAILED
Time: 09:00 EET (07:00 UTC)
Error: Task timed out after 300s
Last success: yesterday at 09:00
Logs: smart-cron logs job-123

Data Storage

All job configs and logs stored locally at ~/.openclaw/workspace/smart-cron-data/. SQLite, no telemetry.

Configuration

Edit ~/.openclaw/workspace/smart-cron-data/config.json:

json
{
  "default_timezone": "Europe/Bucharest",
  "alert_channel": "whatsapp",
  "alert_on_failure": true,
  "log_retention_days": 30
}

Use Cases

Morning Briefing

bash
smart-cron add "every weekday at 8am" --task "summarize overnight emails and news"

Uptime Monitoring

bash
smart-cron add "every 5 minutes" --task "check all APIs and alert if any is down"

Weekly Reports

bash
smart-cron add "every Friday at 5pm" --task "generate weekly work summary and log to MEMORY.md"

Monthly Cleanup

bash
smart-cron add "1st of month at 2am" --task "clean old logs and archive memory files older than 90 days"

Requirements

  • OpenClaw 1.0+
  • Python 3.8+ (for schedule parsing)
  • cron daemon (standard on Linux/macOS)

Source & Issues

  • Source: https://github.com/mariusfit/smart-cron
  • Issues: https://github.com/mariusfit/smart-cron/issues
  • Author: @mariusfit

Installation

Terminal bash 

openclaw install smart-cron
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💻Code Examples

smart-cron remove <job-id>

smart-cron-remove-job-id.txt
## Commands

| Command | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| `smart-cron add <schedule> --task <task>` | Schedule a new task |
| `smart-cron list` | List all jobs with status |
| `smart-cron remove <id>` | Remove a job |
| `smart-cron next` | Show next run time for all jobs |
| `smart-cron run <id>` | Run a job immediately |
| `smart-cron logs [id]` | View execution logs |
| `smart-cron pause <id>` | Pause a job |
| `smart-cron resume <id>` | Resume a paused job |

## Supported Schedule Expressions

### Intervals
- `every 5 minutes` → `*/5 * * * *`
- `every hour` → `0 * * * *`
- `every 2 hours` → `0 */2 * * *`
- `every 30 minutes` → `*/30 * * * *`

### Daily
- `every day at 9am` → `0 9 * * *`
- `every weekday at 9am` → `0 9 * * 1-5`
- `every weekend at noon` → `0 12 * * 6,0`
- `daily at midnight` → `0 0 * * *`

### Weekly
- `every Monday at 8am` → `0 8 * * 1`
- `every Friday at 5pm` → `0 17 * * 5`

### Monthly
- `first Monday of month` → calculated and re-scheduled
- `1st of month at 9am` → `0 9 1 * *`
- `last day of month` → calculated dynamically

### Custom cron (passthrough)
- `0 */6 * * *` → runs as-is for advanced users

## Timezone Support

# List shows times in both UTC and local tz

-list-shows-times-in-both-utc-and-local-tz.txt
## Failure Alerts

When a scheduled task fails, Smart Cron sends an alert via your configured channel:

Logs: smart-cron logs job-123

logs-smart-cron-logs-job-123.txt
## Data Storage

All job configs and logs stored locally at `~/.openclaw/workspace/smart-cron-data/`. SQLite, no telemetry.

## Configuration

Edit `~/.openclaw/workspace/smart-cron-data/config.json`:

}

.txt
## Use Cases

### Morning Briefing
example.sh
# Add a daily digest job
smart-cron add "every weekday at 9am" --task "summarize my emails"

# Add an interval job
smart-cron add "every 30 minutes" --task "check server health"

# Monthly job
smart-cron add "first Monday of month at 10am" --task "generate monthly report"

# List all scheduled jobs
smart-cron list

# Show next run times
smart-cron next

# View job logs
smart-cron logs

# Pause a job (without deleting it)
smart-cron pause <job-id>

# Resume paused job
smart-cron resume <job-id>

# Remove a job
smart-cron remove <job-id>
example.sh
# Schedule in your local timezone
smart-cron add "every weekday at 9am" \
  --task "daily standup reminder" \
  --timezone Europe/Bucharest

# List shows times in both UTC and local tz
example.txt
⚠️ Smart Cron: "daily standup reminder" FAILED
Time: 09:00 EET (07:00 UTC)
Error: Task timed out after 300s
Last success: yesterday at 09:00
Logs: smart-cron logs job-123
example.json
{
  "default_timezone": "Europe/Bucharest",
  "alert_channel": "whatsapp",
  "alert_on_failure": true,
  "log_retention_days": 30
}

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Quick Info

Category Development
Model Claude 3.5
Complexity One-Click
Author mariusfit
Last Updated 3/10/2026
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