Cron Ops
czl9707/build-your-own-openclaw
Create, list, and delete scheduled cron jobs. An agent skill from czl9707/build-your-own-openclaw.
Cron and watchdog debugging for vercel-openclaw: Vercel Cron auth, persisted OpenClaw jobs, cron wake keys, token refresh, restore oracle, hot spare, and watchdog reports.
$ npx skills add vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived --skill cron-watchdog-debug -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived cron-watchdog-debug --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/cron-watchdog-debug .claude/skills/cron-watchdog-debug && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "cron-watchdog-debug" agent skill from https://github.com/vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived/tree/main/.agents/skills/cron-watchdog-debug into .claude/skills/cron-watchdog-debug/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cron-watchdog-debug", 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 install https://github.com/vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived/tree/main/.agents/skills/cron-watchdog-debugType 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.
$ npx skills add vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived --skill cron-watchdog-debug -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived cron-watchdog-debug --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/cron-watchdog-debug .agents/skills/cron-watchdog-debug && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "cron-watchdog-debug" agent skill from https://github.com/vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived/tree/main/.agents/skills/cron-watchdog-debug into .agents/skills/cron-watchdog-debug/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cron-watchdog-debug", 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.
$ npx skills add vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived --skill cron-watchdog-debug -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived cron-watchdog-debug --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/cron-watchdog-debug .cursor/skills/cron-watchdog-debug && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "cron-watchdog-debug" agent skill from https://github.com/vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived/tree/main/.agents/skills/cron-watchdog-debug into .cursor/skills/cron-watchdog-debug/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cron-watchdog-debug", 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 https://github.com/vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived.git --path .agents/skills/cron-watchdog-debug--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived --skill cron-watchdog-debug -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived cron-watchdog-debug --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/cron-watchdog-debug .gemini/skills/cron-watchdog-debug && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "cron-watchdog-debug" agent skill from https://github.com/vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived/tree/main/.agents/skills/cron-watchdog-debug into .gemini/skills/cron-watchdog-debug/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cron-watchdog-debug", 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.
$ gh skill install vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived cron-watchdog-debugInstalls 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).
$ npx skills add vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived --skill cron-watchdog-debug -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/cron-watchdog-debug .github/skills/cron-watchdog-debug && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "cron-watchdog-debug" agent skill from https://github.com/vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived/tree/main/.agents/skills/cron-watchdog-debug into .github/skills/cron-watchdog-debug/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cron-watchdog-debug", 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.
$ npx skills add vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived --skill cron-watchdog-debug -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived cron-watchdog-debug --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/cron-watchdog-debug .opencode/skills/cron-watchdog-debug && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "cron-watchdog-debug" agent skill from https://github.com/vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived/tree/main/.agents/skills/cron-watchdog-debug into .opencode/skills/cron-watchdog-debug/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cron-watchdog-debug", 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.
cron-watchdog-debugCron and watchdog debugging for vercel-openclaw: Vercel Cron auth, persisted OpenClaw jobs, cron wake keys, token refresh, restore oracle, hot spare, and watchdog reports.
Cron Watchdog Debug is an agent skill from vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Cron and watchdog debugging for vercel-openclaw: Vercel Cron auth, persisted OpenClaw jobs, cron wake keys, token refresh, restore oracle, hot spare, and watchdog reports. Use when scheduled OpenClaw jobs fail to wake or run, watchdog status is wrong, cron persistence is suspect, or /api/cron/watchdog behavior changes.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/handoff-template.md`).
It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Scheduled and recurring tasks. It works with Vercel. The repository describes itself as: Deploy OpenClaw on Vercel. The licence is MIT.
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d592f7b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
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.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
nodegitnpxFrom the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use git and npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Cron Watchdog Debug loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs, and up to ~2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 85 tokens; SKILL.md has 548 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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.
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.
The full file from vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived at commit d592f7b, republished under its MIT licence (© vercel-labs). 548 words, ~1,602 tokens.
.claude/skills/cron-watchdog-debug/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.Use this skill for cron wake, watchdog, scheduled OpenClaw job, and restore-oracle incidents.
Before proposing a fix, produce:
unknown, verified-good, or verified-bad.Do not treat "cron route ran" as proof that an OpenClaw scheduled job ran. Keep these states separate: Vercel Cron invoked, watchdog authorized, persisted wake due, sandbox woke, AI Gateway token refreshed, OpenClaw cron scheduler loaded jobs, user-visible delivery happened.
For live deployments, create one artifact root:
RUN_TS="$(date -u +%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ)"
ART=".agent-runs/cron-debug/$RUN_TS"
mkdir -p "$ART"/{admin,vercel,sandbox,workflow}Collect before editing code:
.vercel/project.json versus the intended project/team/deployment.git rev-parse HEAD and git ls-remote origin main.GET /api/status.GET /api/admin/sandbox-diag.GET /api/admin/logs filtered for watchdog., sandbox., gateway., cron, and restore.GET /api/admin/launch-verify if the incident involves launch readiness.GET or POST /api/cron/watchdog only with valid cron authorization.If a release env file is supplied, source it only in the shell running live commands. Never print or save raw secrets.
Use this shape and mark each edge:
Vercel Cron tick -> /api/cron/watchdog auth -> runSandboxWatchdog
-> deployment contract -> metadata read -> busy/stale/running/stopped branch
-> cron wake key read -> ensureSandboxReady? -> token refresh
-> OpenClaw cron jobs present in sandbox -> scheduled job executes -> delivery visibleFor a running sandbox due soon, include the parallel branch:
running sandbox -> gateway probe -> cronNextWakeMs <= now + 60s
-> force AI Gateway token refresh -> restore oracle cycle -> no duplicate wakeRead admin surfaces first. Then, only if needed, inspect the sandbox with npx sandbox or the app admin SSH/exec fallback.
Read-only sandbox checks:
set -eu
echo "== process =="
ps -eo pid,ppid,comm,args | grep -E "[o]penclaw|[n]ode" || true
echo "== ports =="
(ss -ltnp || netstat -ltnp) 2>/dev/null | grep -E ":(3000|8787)\\b" || true
echo "== cron files =="
ls -la /home/vercel-sandbox/.openclaw/cron 2>/dev/null || true
echo "== cron jobs shape =="
node - <<'NODE'
const fs = require('fs');
for (const p of [
'/home/vercel-sandbox/.openclaw/cron/jobs.json',
'/home/vercel-sandbox/.openclaw/cron/jobs-state.json',
]) {
try {
const j = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(p, 'utf8'));
console.log(p, JSON.stringify({
version: j.version ?? null,
jobCount: Array.isArray(j.jobs) ? j.jobs.length : Object.keys(j.jobs || {}).length,
jobIds: Array.isArray(j.jobs) ? j.jobs.map((x) => x.id) : Object.keys(j.jobs || {}),
}));
} catch (err) {
console.log(p, 'unreadable', err.message);
}
}
NODEDo not print job payload text if it may contain user data. Prefer shape, counts, ids, and next-run timestamps.
Cron wake depends on store keys written through the lifecycle layer. Do not hardcode Redis prefixes in app code. For debugging, use app/admin surfaces when available; if direct store inspection is unavoidable, record key names and redacted shapes only.
High-signal facts:
cronNextWakeMs exists and is due, future, missing, or malformed.cronJobsJson structured record exists, has a SHA-256, job count, and source.lastRestoreMetrics.cronRestoreOutcome is present or missing after wake.watchdog report contains cron.wake, token.refresh, probe, and restore.prepare checks.Keep all rows visible as they are ruled out:
| Hypothesis | Evidence for | Evidence against | Fastest falsifier | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vercel Cron did not invoke the route | Vercel logs for /api/cron/watchdog | |||
| Cron auth rejected the request | route response/log status 401 vs report | |||
| Wake key was never persisted | store/admin evidence for cronNextWakeMs | |||
| Wake key is future or stale | compare cronNextWakeMs to current UTC | |||
| Watchdog intentionally skipped idle sandbox | cron.wake check message and metadata status | |||
| Sandbox woke but token refresh failed | token.refresh check and AI Gateway token metadata | |||
| Jobs file missing or malformed in sandbox | sanitized cron file shape from sandbox | |||
| OpenClaw scheduler loaded jobs but delivery failed | OpenClaw logs plus channel lastForward/user-visible evidence | |||
| Restore oracle or hot spare side effect changed cron state | restore.prepare check and restore metrics |
src/app/api/cron/watchdog/route.ts owns cron-route auth and response shape.src/server/watchdog/run.ts owns watchdog decision order and report checks.src/shared/watchdog.ts owns report types.src/server/sandbox/lifecycle.ts owns cron persistence keys, stop/touch persistence, and wake behavior.src/server/sandbox/cron-persistence.test.ts and src/server/watchdog/run.test.ts own regression coverage.lat.md/sandbox-lifecycle.md owns the architecture narrative for cron wake.Do not edit channel routes while debugging cron unless evidence proves the scheduled job reached channel delivery and failed there. Switch to the relevant channel skill for that phase.
Pick the smallest verification that covers the changed edge:
node scripts/verify.mjs --steps=test,typecheck
node --test src/server/watchdog/run.test.ts
node --test src/server/sandbox/cron-persistence.test.ts
lat checkFor live fixes, include before/after evidence from /api/cron/watchdog, /api/admin/logs, and sandbox cron file shape.
Use references/handoff-template.md for incident reports.
© vercel-labs, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in .agents/skills/cron-watchdog-debug of vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit d592f7b
Cron Watchdog Debug 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cron Watchdog Debug this skillvercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived | 117 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Cron Opsczl9707/build-your-own-openclaw | 1.9k | — | ~593 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Wp Wpcli And OpsAutomattic/agent-skills | 211 | 2 repos | ~988 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Superset Automatesuperset-sh/superset | 15k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Action Items Todoistmgonto/executive-assistant-skills | 118 | — | ~3.8k | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| Symfony Schedulerdev-toolings/superpowers-symfony | 223 | — | ~526 | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT |
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Cron and watchdog debugging for vercel-openclaw: Vercel Cron auth, persisted OpenClaw jobs, cron wake keys, token refresh, restore oracle, hot spare, and watchdog reports. Cron Watchdog Debug is an agent skill from vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Cron and watchdog debugging for vercel-openclaw: Vercel Cron auth, persisted OpenClaw jobs, cron wake keys, token refresh, restore oracle, hot spare, and watchdog reports.
Cron Watchdog Debug fits situations like: scheduled OpenClaw jobs fail to wake; watchdog status is wrong; cron persistence is suspect; /api/cron/watchdog behavior changes.
Run `npx skills add vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived --skill cron-watchdog-debug -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/cron-watchdog-debug in vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived) into .claude/skills/cron-watchdog-debug in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived --skill cron-watchdog-debug -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/cron-watchdog-debug in vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived) into .agents/skills/cron-watchdog-debug in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived --skill cron-watchdog-debug -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-watchdog-debug, .gemini/skills/cron-watchdog-debug, .github/skills/cron-watchdog-debug and .opencode/skills/cron-watchdog-debug in your project.
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Cron Watchdog Debug needs the command-line tools its instructions call (node, git and npx). Our summary lists: Node.js.
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use git and npx, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
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.
Cron Watchdog Debug is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 441 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
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vercel-labs (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived, which has 117 GitHub stars. The repository holds 16 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 15, 2026.
Source: vercel-labs/vercel-openclaw-archived on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.