Agent skill

Taskscheduler

Manage Windows Task Scheduler tasks: create, list, enable, disable, and delete.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Taskscheduler

skills CLI

$ npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill taskscheduler -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install taracodlabs/aiden taskscheduler --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/taracodlabs/aiden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/taskscheduler .claude/skills/taskscheduler && 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 "taskscheduler" agent skill from https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/taskscheduler into .claude/skills/taskscheduler/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "taskscheduler", 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/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/taskscheduler

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 taracodlabs/aiden --skill taskscheduler -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install taracodlabs/aiden taskscheduler --agent codex

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/taskscheduler .agents/skills/taskscheduler && 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 "taskscheduler" agent skill from https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/taskscheduler into .agents/skills/taskscheduler/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "taskscheduler", 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 taracodlabs/aiden --skill taskscheduler -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install taracodlabs/aiden taskscheduler --agent cursor

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/taskscheduler .cursor/skills/taskscheduler && 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 "taskscheduler" agent skill from https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/taskscheduler into .cursor/skills/taskscheduler/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "taskscheduler", 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/taracodlabs/aiden.git --path skills/taskscheduler

--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 taracodlabs/aiden --skill taskscheduler -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install taracodlabs/aiden taskscheduler --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/taracodlabs/aiden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/taskscheduler .gemini/skills/taskscheduler && 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 "taskscheduler" agent skill from https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/taskscheduler into .gemini/skills/taskscheduler/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "taskscheduler", 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 taracodlabs/aiden taskscheduler

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 taracodlabs/aiden --skill taskscheduler -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/taskscheduler .github/skills/taskscheduler && 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 "taskscheduler" agent skill from https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/taskscheduler into .github/skills/taskscheduler/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "taskscheduler", 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 taracodlabs/aiden --skill taskscheduler -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 taracodlabs/aiden taskscheduler --agent opencode

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/taskscheduler .opencode/skills/taskscheduler && 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 "taskscheduler" agent skill from https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/taskscheduler into .opencode/skills/taskscheduler/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "taskscheduler", 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: taskscheduler
GitHub stars: 851
Token cost: ~977 tokens
SKILL.md length: 271 words
Files: 2
Skills in repo: 63
Repo updated: Sep 13, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Manage Windows Task Scheduler tasks: create, list, enable, disable, and delete.

Tasks that involve Scheduled and recurring tasks
SKILL.md covers When to Use, How to Use, Examples and Cautions
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Taskscheduler is an agent skill from taracodlabs/aiden. Manage Windows Task Scheduler tasks: create, list, enable, disable, and delete.

Its SKILL.md is about 980 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `skill.json`).

It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Scheduled and recurring tasks. The repository describes itself as: Aiden — an autonomous AI agent and work engine built solo. It can operate your browser, terminal, files, apps, APIs, skills and tools, remember context, recover from failures… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Scheduled and recurring tasks

Example prompts

“/taskscheduler”

Requirements

Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3704204. 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 powershell).
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

Taskscheduler loads about 977 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 23 tokens; SKILL.md has 271 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: ~977

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 taracodlabs/aiden at commit 3704204, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© taracodlabs). 271 words, ~977 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/taskscheduler/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: taskscheduler
description: Manage Windows Task Scheduler tasks: create, list, enable, disable, and delete.
category: windows
version: 1.0.0
platform: windows
tags: taskscheduler, schtasks, windows, powershell, scheduled-task
license: Apache-2.0

Task Scheduler

Manage Windows Task Scheduler jobs via PowerShell when the user explicitly asks for Task Scheduler, a Windows scheduled task, or schtasks. Ordinary recurring or later Aiden work belongs to Reliable Automations.

When to Use

User explicitly asks to use Windows Task Scheduler or schtasks
User explicitly wants a Windows scheduled task for a script or program
User asks to list all scheduled tasks or find a specific one
User wants to enable, disable, or delete a scheduled task
User needs to check when a task last ran or why it failed
User explicitly wants a Windows startup-triggered task

How to Use

List all non-disabled tasks

powershell

Get-ScheduledTask | Where-Object State -ne 'Disabled' |
  Select-Object TaskName, TaskPath, State |
  Sort-Object TaskName | Format-Table -AutoSize

Get task details (last run, next run)

powershell

Get-ScheduledTaskInfo -TaskName "MyTask"

Create a daily task

powershell

$action  = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "powershell.exe" `
             -Argument "-NonInteractive -File C:\scripts\daily-backup.ps1"
$trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Daily -At "08:00AM"
$settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Hours 1)

Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName "DailyBackup" `
  -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -Settings $settings `
  -Description "Daily backup at 8 AM" -RunLevel Limited

Create a task that runs at Windows startup

powershell

$action  = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "powershell.exe" `
             -Argument "-File C:\scripts\startup.ps1"
$trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup

Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName "StartupScript" `
  -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -RunLevel Limited

Create a task that runs every 30 minutes

powershell

$action  = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute "python.exe" `
             -Argument "C:\scripts\monitor.py"
$trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -RepetitionInterval (New-TimeSpan -Minutes 30) -Once -At (Get-Date)

Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName "MonitorEvery30m" `
  -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -RunLevel Limited

Enable or disable a task

powershell

Enable-ScheduledTask  -TaskName "DailyBackup"
Disable-ScheduledTask -TaskName "DailyBackup"

Run a task immediately

powershell

Start-ScheduledTask -TaskName "DailyBackup"

Delete a task

powershell

Unregister-ScheduledTask -TaskName "DailyBackup" -Confirm:$false

View task run history

powershell

Get-WinEvent -LogName "Microsoft-Windows-TaskScheduler/Operational" |
  Where-Object { $_.Message -match "DailyBackup" } |
  Select-Object TimeCreated, Message |
  Select-Object -First 10

Examples

"Schedule a Python script to run every day at 9 AM" → New-ScheduledTaskAction with python.exe + script path, New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Daily -At "09:00AM", then Register-ScheduledTask.

"List all tasks that are currently ready to run" → Get-ScheduledTask | Where-Object State -eq 'Ready' | Select-Object TaskName, TaskPath

"When did my backup task last run and did it succeed?" → Get-ScheduledTaskInfo -TaskName "DailyBackup" | Select-Object LastRunTime, LastTaskResult (0 = success)

Cautions

Tasks registered with -RunLevel Limited run as the current user without UAC prompt — preferred for most automation
-RunLevel Highest requires the task to be created in an elevated session; it will not prompt the user during execution
LastTaskResult of 0 means success; any other value is an error code
Task Scheduler event log must be enabled to use Get-WinEvent history queries

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/taskscheduler of taracodlabs/aiden.

SKILL.md
skill.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3704204

Compare with similar skills

Taskscheduler 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.

Taskscheduler compared with similar skills
Skill	Stars	Used in	Tokens	Auto-check	Licence	Repo updated
Taskscheduler this skilltaracodlabs/aiden	851	—	~977	Automated safety check: Pass	Apache-2.0	24 days 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
Jobsphysiclaw/PhysiClaw	386	1 repos	~1.1k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	3 days ago

Similar skills

Schedule
TinyAGI/tinyagi
Create, list, and delete scheduled tasks (recurring or one-time) that send messages to agents.
3.6k GitHub stars~1.4k tokensUpdated 6 mo ago
Productivity & AutomationAuto-check passed
Send User Message
TinyAGI/tinyagi
Send a proactive message to a paired user via their channel (Discord, Telegram, or WhatsApp).
3.6k GitHub stars~829 tokensUpdated 6 mo ago
Productivity & AutomationAuto-check passed
Cron Ops
czl9707/build-your-own-openclaw
Create, list, and delete scheduled cron jobs. An agent skill from czl9707/build-your-own-openclaw.
1.9k GitHub stars~593 tokensUpdated 3 mo ago
Productivity & AutomationAuto-check passed
X Bookmarks
sharbelxyz/x-bookmarks
Fetch, summarize, and manage X/Twitter bookmarks via bird CLI or X API v2.
289 GitHub stars~2k tokensUpdated 7 mo ago
Productivity & AutomationAuto-check: notes
Jobs
physiclaw/PhysiClaw
A skill your agent uses when the task involves scheduling future work — any "remind me at …", "every weekday …", "check again in 30 min", or closing a fired cron job.
386 GitHub starsUsed in 1 repo~1.1k tokens
Productivity & AutomationAuto-check passed
Wp Wpcli And Ops
Automattic/agent-skills
A skill your agent uses when working with WP-CLI (wp) for WordPress operations: safe search-replace, db export/import, plugin/theme/user/content management, cron, cache flushing, multisite, and…
211 GitHub starsUsed in 2 repos~988 tokens
Productivity & AutomationAuto-check passed

Questions about Taskscheduler

What does Taskscheduler do?

Manage Windows Task Scheduler tasks: create, list, enable, disable, and delete. Taskscheduler is an agent skill from taracodlabs/aiden. Manage Windows Task Scheduler tasks: create, list, enable, disable, and delete.

When should I use Taskscheduler?

Taskscheduler fits situations like: tasks that involve Scheduled and recurring tasks.

How do I install Taskscheduler in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Taskscheduler in Codex?

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

Can I use Taskscheduler 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 taracodlabs/aiden --skill taskscheduler -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/taskscheduler, .gemini/skills/taskscheduler, .github/skills/taskscheduler and .opencode/skills/taskscheduler in your project.

What does Taskscheduler need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Taskscheduler is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Taskscheduler 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 Taskscheduler 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 Taskscheduler use?

Taskscheduler is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Taskscheduler use?

About 977 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.9k 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 Taskscheduler?

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

taracodlabs (a GitHub organization) maintains it in taracodlabs/aiden, which has 851 GitHub stars. The repository holds 63 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 13, 2026.

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

Install Taskscheduler

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Task Scheduler

When to Use

How to Use

List all non-disabled tasks

Get task details (last run, next run)

Create a daily task

Create a task that runs at Windows startup

Create a task that runs every 30 minutes

Enable or disable a task

Run a task immediately

Delete a task

View task run history

Examples

Cautions

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

More from taracodlabs/aiden

Related

Questions about Taskscheduler