Agent skill

Cron

Create and manage scheduled tasks that run automatically — periodic literature checks, data collection, report generation, and recurring notifications.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Cron

skills CLI

$ npx skills add ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill cron -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install ymx10086/ResearchClaw 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/ymx10086/ResearchClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/cron .claude/skills/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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "cron" agent skill from https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw/tree/main/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/cron into .claude/skills/cron/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cron", 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/ymx10086/ResearchClaw/tree/main/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/cron

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 ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill cron -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install ymx10086/ResearchClaw cron --agent codex

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/cron .agents/skills/cron && 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" agent skill from https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw/tree/main/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/cron into .agents/skills/cron/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cron", 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 ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill cron -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install ymx10086/ResearchClaw cron --agent cursor

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/cron .cursor/skills/cron && 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" agent skill from https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw/tree/main/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/cron into .cursor/skills/cron/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cron", 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/ymx10086/ResearchClaw.git --path src/researchclaw/agents/skills/cron

--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 ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill cron -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install ymx10086/ResearchClaw cron --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/ymx10086/ResearchClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/cron .gemini/skills/cron && 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" agent skill from https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw/tree/main/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/cron into .gemini/skills/cron/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cron", 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 ymx10086/ResearchClaw cron

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 ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill cron -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/cron .github/skills/cron && 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" agent skill from https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw/tree/main/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/cron into .github/skills/cron/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cron", 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 ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill cron -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 ymx10086/ResearchClaw cron --agent opencode

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/cron .opencode/skills/cron && 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" agent skill from https://github.com/ymx10086/ResearchClaw/tree/main/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/cron into .opencode/skills/cron/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cron", 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
GitHub stars: 312
Token cost: ~451 tokens
SKILL.md length: 55 words
Files: 3
Skills in repo: 15
Repo updated: Apr 4, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Custom licence

At a glance

Create and manage scheduled tasks that run automatically — periodic literature checks, data collection, report generation, and recurring notifications.

The user wants to schedule
SKILL.md covers 常用命令, 创建任务, Cron 表达式示例 and 使用建议
Runs Python scripts from its folder
Delete cron jobs via researchclaw cron

What it does

Cron is an agent skill from ymx10086/ResearchClaw. Create and manage scheduled tasks that run automatically — periodic literature checks, data collection, report generation, and recurring notifications. Use when the user wants to schedule, list, pause, resume, or delete cron jobs via researchclaw cron.

Its SKILL.md is about 450 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `__init__.py` and `tools.py`).

It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Scheduled and recurring tasks. The repository describes itself as: ResearchClaw is a personal AI assistant built for research: fast to set up, easy to run locally or in the cloud, and ready to integrate with the chat apps you already use. With…

When your agent uses it

The user wants to schedule
Delete cron jobs via researchclaw cron

Example prompts

“/cron”

Requirements

Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1baaa92. 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
Ships script files (Python), which the agent can run.
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 loads about 451 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 64 tokens; SKILL.md has 55 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~64
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~451

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 55 words (~451 tokens).

name: cron
emoji: ⏰

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files in src/researchclaw/agents/skills/cron of ymx10086/ResearchClaw.

SKILL.md
__init__.py
tools.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1baaa92

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Cron 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 compared with similar skills
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Cron this skillymx10086/ResearchClaw	312	—	~451	Automated safety check: Pass	Custom licence	6 mo ago
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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

What does Cron do?

Create and manage scheduled tasks that run automatically — periodic literature checks, data collection, report generation, and recurring notifications. Cron is an agent skill from ymx10086/ResearchClaw. Create and manage scheduled tasks that run automatically — periodic literature checks, data collection, report generation, and recurring notifications.

When should I use Cron?

Cron fits situations like: the user wants to schedule; delete cron jobs via researchclaw cron.

How do I install Cron in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill cron -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (src/researchclaw/agents/skills/cron in ymx10086/ResearchClaw) into .claude/skills/cron in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Cron in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill cron -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (src/researchclaw/agents/skills/cron in ymx10086/ResearchClaw) into .agents/skills/cron in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use 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 ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill 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/cron, .gemini/skills/cron, .github/skills/cron and .opencode/skills/cron in your project.

What does Cron need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Cron needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does 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 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 Cron use?

Cron 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 Cron use?

About 451 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.8k 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?

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

ymx10086 (a GitHub user) maintains it in ymx10086/ResearchClaw, which has 312 GitHub stars. The repository holds 15 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on April 4, 2026.

Source: ymx10086/ResearchClaw on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

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