Agent skill

Cron Scheduling

Create, list, and remove persistent scheduled tasks using cron expressions.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Cron Scheduling

skills CLI

$ npx skills add SawyerHood/middleman --skill cron-scheduling -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install SawyerHood/middleman cron-scheduling --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/SawyerHood/middleman.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/apps/backend/src/swarm/skills/builtins/cron-scheduling .claude/skills/cron-scheduling && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "cron-scheduling" agent skill from https://github.com/SawyerHood/middleman/tree/main/apps/backend/src/swarm/skills/builtins/cron-scheduling into .claude/skills/cron-scheduling/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cron-scheduling", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/SawyerHood/middleman/tree/main/apps/backend/src/swarm/skills/builtins/cron-scheduling

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add SawyerHood/middleman --skill cron-scheduling -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install SawyerHood/middleman cron-scheduling --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/SawyerHood/middleman.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/apps/backend/src/swarm/skills/builtins/cron-scheduling .agents/skills/cron-scheduling && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "cron-scheduling" agent skill from https://github.com/SawyerHood/middleman/tree/main/apps/backend/src/swarm/skills/builtins/cron-scheduling into .agents/skills/cron-scheduling/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cron-scheduling", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add SawyerHood/middleman --skill cron-scheduling -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install SawyerHood/middleman cron-scheduling --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/SawyerHood/middleman.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/apps/backend/src/swarm/skills/builtins/cron-scheduling .cursor/skills/cron-scheduling && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "cron-scheduling" agent skill from https://github.com/SawyerHood/middleman/tree/main/apps/backend/src/swarm/skills/builtins/cron-scheduling into .cursor/skills/cron-scheduling/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cron-scheduling", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/SawyerHood/middleman.git --path apps/backend/src/swarm/skills/builtins/cron-scheduling

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add SawyerHood/middleman --skill cron-scheduling -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install SawyerHood/middleman cron-scheduling --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/SawyerHood/middleman.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/apps/backend/src/swarm/skills/builtins/cron-scheduling .gemini/skills/cron-scheduling && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "cron-scheduling" agent skill from https://github.com/SawyerHood/middleman/tree/main/apps/backend/src/swarm/skills/builtins/cron-scheduling into .gemini/skills/cron-scheduling/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cron-scheduling", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install SawyerHood/middleman cron-scheduling

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add SawyerHood/middleman --skill cron-scheduling -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/SawyerHood/middleman.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/apps/backend/src/swarm/skills/builtins/cron-scheduling .github/skills/cron-scheduling && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "cron-scheduling" agent skill from https://github.com/SawyerHood/middleman/tree/main/apps/backend/src/swarm/skills/builtins/cron-scheduling into .github/skills/cron-scheduling/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cron-scheduling", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add SawyerHood/middleman --skill cron-scheduling -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install SawyerHood/middleman cron-scheduling --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/SawyerHood/middleman.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/apps/backend/src/swarm/skills/builtins/cron-scheduling .opencode/skills/cron-scheduling && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "cron-scheduling" agent skill from https://github.com/SawyerHood/middleman/tree/main/apps/backend/src/swarm/skills/builtins/cron-scheduling into .opencode/skills/cron-scheduling/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cron-scheduling", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: cron-scheduling
GitHub stars: 184
Token cost: ~349 tokens
SKILL.md length: 98 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 3
Repo updated: May 21, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Create, list, and remove persistent scheduled tasks using cron expressions.

Tasks that involve Scheduled and recurring tasks
SKILL.md covers Commands and Output
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Cron Scheduling is an agent skill from SawyerHood/middleman. Create, list, and remove persistent scheduled tasks using cron expressions.

Its SKILL.md is about 350 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: The middle manager for your agents. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Scheduled and recurring tasks

Example prompts

“/cron-scheduling”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 27b9602. 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

Cron Scheduling loads about 349 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 23 tokens; SKILL.md has 98 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~23
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~349

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 SawyerHood/middleman at commit 27b9602, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© SawyerHood). 98 words, ~349 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/cron-scheduling/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: cron-scheduling
description: Create, list, and remove persistent scheduled tasks using cron expressions.

Cron Scheduling

Use this skill when the user asks to schedule, reschedule, or cancel reminders/tasks for later.

Before creating a schedule, confirm:

exact schedule timing (cron expression),
timezone (IANA, for example America/Los_Angeles),
task message content.

If the request is ambiguous, ask a follow-up question before adding a schedule.

Commands

Use the embedded CLI. It talks to the backend schedule service and stores schedules in SQLite.

bash

middleman schedule add \
  --cron "0 9 * * 1-5" \
  --message "Remind me about the daily standup" \
  --description "Daily standup reminder" \
  --timezone "America/Los_Angeles"

One-shot schedule (fires once at the next matching cron time):

bash

middleman schedule add \
  --cron "30 14 * * *" \
  --message "Check deployment status" \
  --description "One-time deployment check" \
  --timezone "America/Los_Angeles" \
  --one-shot

Remove a schedule:

bash

middleman schedule remove \
  "<schedule-id>"

List schedules:

bash

middleman schedule list

Override manager context manually when needed:

bash

middleman schedule list --manager "manager"

Output

All commands return JSON:

Success: { "ok": true, ... }
Failure: { "ok": false, "error": "..." }

Files

Just SKILL.md in apps/backend/src/swarm/skills/builtins/cron-scheduling of SawyerHood/middleman.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 27b9602

Compare with similar skills

Cron Scheduling next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

Cron Scheduling compared with similar skills
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Cron Scheduling this skillSawyerHood/middleman	184	—	~349	Automated safety check: Pass	Apache-2.0	4 mo ago
ScheduleTinyAGI/tinyagi	3.6k	—	~1.4k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	6 mo ago
Send User MessageTinyAGI/tinyagi	3.6k	—	~829	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	6 mo ago
Cron Opsczl9707/build-your-own-openclaw	1.9k	—	~593	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	3 mo ago
X Bookmarkssharbelxyz/x-bookmarks	289	—	~2k	Automated safety check: Notes	None	7 mo ago
Wp Wpcli And OpsAutomattic/agent-skills	211	2 repos	~988	Automated safety check: Pass	None	8 mo ago

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Questions about Cron Scheduling

What does Cron Scheduling do?

Create, list, and remove persistent scheduled tasks using cron expressions. Cron Scheduling is an agent skill from SawyerHood/middleman. Create, list, and remove persistent scheduled tasks using cron expressions.

When should I use Cron Scheduling?

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

How do I install Cron Scheduling in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add SawyerHood/middleman --skill cron-scheduling -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (apps/backend/src/swarm/skills/builtins/cron-scheduling in SawyerHood/middleman) into .claude/skills/cron-scheduling in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Cron Scheduling in Codex?

Run `npx skills add SawyerHood/middleman --skill cron-scheduling -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (apps/backend/src/swarm/skills/builtins/cron-scheduling in SawyerHood/middleman) into .agents/skills/cron-scheduling in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Cron Scheduling 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 SawyerHood/middleman --skill cron-scheduling -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/cron-scheduling, .gemini/skills/cron-scheduling, .github/skills/cron-scheduling and .opencode/skills/cron-scheduling in your project.

What does Cron Scheduling need to run?

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

Does Cron Scheduling 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 Cron Scheduling 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 Cron Scheduling use?

Cron Scheduling is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Cron Scheduling use?

About 349 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.4k 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 Cron Scheduling?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Cron Scheduling: 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 Cron Scheduling?

SawyerHood (a GitHub user) maintains it in SawyerHood/middleman, which has 184 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 21, 2026.

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

Cron Scheduling

Install Cron Scheduling

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Cron Scheduling

Commands

Output

Files

Compare with similar skills

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Send User Message

Cron Ops

X Bookmarks

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Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Cron Scheduling

Commands

Output

Files

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