Agent skill

C Cron

by daxaur in daxaur/openpaw

Manage cron jobs and macOS launchctl services — schedule recurring tasks, start/stop services using lunchy-go.

MITAuto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install C Cron

skills CLI
$ npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-cron -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install daxaur/openpaw c-cron --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/daxaur/openpaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/c-cron .claude/skills/c-cron && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
c-cron
GitHub stars
174
Token cost
~304 tokens
SKILL.md length
51 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
42
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Manage cron jobs and macOS launchctl services — schedule recurring tasks, start/stop services using lunchy-go.

  • Tasks that involve Scheduled and recurring tasks
  • SKILL.md covers lunchy-go (launchctl wrapper), crontab (built-in) and Guidelines
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

C Cron is an agent skill from daxaur/openpaw. Manage cron jobs and macOS launchctl services — schedule recurring tasks, start/stop services using lunchy-go.

Its SKILL.md is about 300 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Scheduled and recurring tasks. It works with macOS. The repository describes itself as: Personal Assistant Wizard for Claude Code — npx pawmode. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Scheduled and recurring tasks

Example prompts

  • “/c-cron”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a2562d1. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

C Cron loads about 304 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 29 tokens; SKILL.md has 51 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~29
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~304

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from daxaur/openpaw at commit a2562d1, republished under its MIT licence (© daxaur). 51 words, ~304 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/c-cron/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
c-cron
description
Manage cron jobs and macOS launchctl services — schedule recurring tasks, start/stop services using lunchy-go.
tags
cron, scheduling, launchctl, automation

Scheduling & Cron

lunchy-go (launchctl wrapper)

Friendly wrapper around macOS launchctl:

bash
# List all services (pattern match)
lunchy-go ls
lunchy-go ls redis

# Start a service
lunchy-go start com.example.service
lunchy-go start redis    # pattern match

# Stop a service
lunchy-go stop redis

# Restart a service
lunchy-go restart redis

# Show service status
lunchy-go status redis

crontab (built-in)

Standard Unix cron scheduler:

bash
# List current cron jobs
crontab -l

# Edit cron jobs (opens editor)
crontab -e

# Cron syntax: MIN HOUR DOM MON DOW command
# Every day at 9am:
# 0 9 * * * /path/to/script.sh
# Every 5 minutes:
# */5 * * * * /path/to/script.sh
# Weekdays at 8:30am:
# 30 8 * * 1-5 /path/to/script.sh

Guidelines

  • Prefer lunchy-go for macOS services (launchd plists)
  • Use crontab for simple recurring commands
  • Always use full paths in cron jobs
  • Redirect output to log files: command >> /tmp/cron.log 2>&1
  • Test commands manually before scheduling them

© daxaur, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/c-cron of daxaur/openpaw.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a2562d1

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Questions about C Cron

What does C Cron do?

Manage cron jobs and macOS launchctl services — schedule recurring tasks, start/stop services using lunchy-go. C Cron is an agent skill from daxaur/openpaw. Manage cron jobs and macOS launchctl services — schedule recurring tasks, start/stop services using lunchy-go.

When should I use C Cron?

C Cron fits situations like: tasks that involve Scheduled and recurring tasks.

How do I install C Cron in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-cron -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/c-cron in daxaur/openpaw) into .claude/skills/c-cron in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install C Cron in Codex?

Run `npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-cron -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/c-cron in daxaur/openpaw) into .agents/skills/c-cron in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use C Cron in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-cron -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/c-cron, .gemini/skills/c-cron, .github/skills/c-cron and .opencode/skills/c-cron in your project.

What does C Cron need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: C Cron is instructions for the agent only.

Does C Cron access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is C Cron safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does C Cron use?

C Cron is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does C Cron use?

About 304 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to C Cron?

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Who maintains C Cron?

daxaur (a GitHub user) maintains it in daxaur/openpaw, which has 174 GitHub stars. The repository holds 42 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 23, 2026.

Source: daxaur/openpaw on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.