Agent skill

Golem Recurring Task Effect

by golemcloud in golemcloud/golem

Implementing durable recurring, cron-like, polling, cleanup, and heartbeat tasks by self-scheduling Effect Golem agent methods.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Golem Recurring Task Effect

skills CLI
$ npx skills add golemcloud/golem --skill golem-recurring-task-effect -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install golemcloud/golem golem-recurring-task-effect --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/golemcloud/golem.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/golem-skills/skills/effect/golem-recurring-task-effect .claude/skills/golem-recurring-task-effect && 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
golem-recurring-task-effect
GitHub stars
1.5k
Token cost
~2.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
624 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
289
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Implementing durable recurring, cron-like, polling, cleanup, and heartbeat tasks by self-scheduling Effect Golem agent methods.

  • Exponential backoff
  • SKILL.md covers The Scheduling API, Complete Cancelable Ticker, Logical Stop Versus Exact… and Exponential Backoff, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Cancelable schedules

What it does

Golem Recurring Task Effect is an agent skill from golemcloud/golem. Implementing durable recurring, cron-like, polling, cleanup, and heartbeat tasks by self-scheduling Effect Golem agent methods. Use for periodic jobs, exponential backoff, cancelable schedules, or self-scheduling agents with @golemcloud/effect-golem.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.2k 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. The repository describes itself as: Golem Cloud is the agent-native platform for building AI agents and distributed applications that never lose state, never duplicate work, and never require you to build…

When your agent uses it

  • Exponential backoff
  • Cancelable schedules
  • Self-scheduling agents with @golemcloud/effect-golem

Example prompts

  • “/golem-recurring-task-effect”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit efc90f0. 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 typescript and 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

Golem Recurring Task Effect loads about 2.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 70 tokens; SKILL.md has 624 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~70
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.2k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 624 words (~2,162 tokens).

“An Effect Golem agent can schedule a future invocation of one of its own methods after each run. The scheduled invocation is durable and survives agent suspension or recovery; the agent does not need an in-process timer, sleeping fiber, or…”

— opening of SKILL.md by golemcloud, Custom licence
name
golem-recurring-task-effect

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in golem-skills/skills/effect/golem-recurring-task-effect of golemcloud/golem.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit efc90f0

Compare with similar skills

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Cron Opsczl9707/build-your-own-openclaw1.9k—~593Automated safety check: PassMIT
X Bookmarkssharbelxyz/x-bookmarks289—~2kAutomated safety check: NotesNone
Wp Wpcli And OpsAutomattic/agent-skills2112 repos~988Automated safety check: PassNone

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Questions about Golem Recurring Task Effect

What does Golem Recurring Task Effect do?

Implementing durable recurring, cron-like, polling, cleanup, and heartbeat tasks by self-scheduling Effect Golem agent methods. Golem Recurring Task Effect is an agent skill from golemcloud/golem. Implementing durable recurring, cron-like, polling, cleanup, and heartbeat tasks by self-scheduling Effect Golem agent methods.

When should I use Golem Recurring Task Effect?

Golem Recurring Task Effect fits situations like: exponential backoff; cancelable schedules; self-scheduling agents with @golemcloud/effect-golem.

How do I install Golem Recurring Task Effect in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add golemcloud/golem --skill golem-recurring-task-effect -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (golem-skills/skills/effect/golem-recurring-task-effect in golemcloud/golem) into .claude/skills/golem-recurring-task-effect in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Golem Recurring Task Effect in Codex?

Run `npx skills add golemcloud/golem --skill golem-recurring-task-effect -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (golem-skills/skills/effect/golem-recurring-task-effect in golemcloud/golem) into .agents/skills/golem-recurring-task-effect in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Golem Recurring Task Effect 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 golemcloud/golem --skill golem-recurring-task-effect -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/golem-recurring-task-effect, .gemini/skills/golem-recurring-task-effect, .github/skills/golem-recurring-task-effect and .opencode/skills/golem-recurring-task-effect in your project.

What does Golem Recurring Task Effect need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Golem Recurring Task Effect is instructions for the agent only.

Does Golem Recurring Task Effect 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 Golem Recurring Task Effect 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 Golem Recurring Task Effect use?

Golem Recurring Task Effect has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Golem Recurring Task Effect use?

About 2.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.6k 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 Golem Recurring Task Effect?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Golem Recurring Task Effect: Schedule (TinyAGI/tinyagi, 3.6k stars), Send User Message (TinyAGI/tinyagi, 3.6k stars), Cron Ops (czl9707/build-your-own-openclaw, 1.9k stars) and X Bookmarks (sharbelxyz/x-bookmarks, 289 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Golem Recurring Task Effect?

golemcloud (a GitHub organization) maintains it in golemcloud/golem, which has 1,507 GitHub stars. The repository holds 289 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

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