# scheduler

Puts Claude tasks on a timer using launchd, crontab or Task Scheduler. Useful when you ask the agent to do something tomorrow morning or every Monday.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 574 installs · ★ 512
- Author: jshchnz
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/jshchnz/claude-code-scheduler/tree/HEAD/skills/scheduler/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-01-19
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/scheduler

## What it does

The skill turns a time expression into an OS-level job. Say "run the test suite tomorrow morning" and it parses the phrase, builds a cron expression and registers it with launchd on macOS, crontab on Linux or Task Scheduler on Windows. Recurring requests like "every weekday at 9am review yesterday's code" work the same way.

It ships namespaced slash commands: `/scheduler:schedule-add` creates a task, `/scheduler:schedule-list` shows them, `/scheduler:schedule-remove <id>` deletes one, `/scheduler:schedule-status` checks scheduler health, `/scheduler:schedule-run <id>` fires a task by hand, `/scheduler:schedule-logs <id>` opens the logs. A helper script `scripts/parse-cron.py` validates cron expressions. One-time tasks clean themselves up after they run.

For tasks that touch code there is a git worktree mode: the agent creates a fresh branch with the `claude-task/` prefix, commits and pushes to `origin`, leaving your working copy alone. It is off by default and turns on through `worktree.enabled`. If the push fails, the worktree stays for manual review. One catch: the scheduler needs the `claude` CLI in PATH, otherwise the job never starts — check that first when nothing fires.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jshchnz/claude-code-scheduler --skill scheduler -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/scheduler/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/scheduler/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jshchnz/claude-code-scheduler --skill scheduler -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/scheduler/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jshchnz/claude-code-scheduler --skill scheduler -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/scheduler/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install jshchnz/claude-code-scheduler scheduler
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/scheduler/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jshchnz/claude-code-scheduler --skill scheduler -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/jshchnz/claude-code-scheduler --path skills/scheduler
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/scheduler/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jshchnz/claude-code-scheduler --skill scheduler -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/jshchnz/claude-code-scheduler/tree/HEAD/skills/scheduler/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- run the test suite every 4 hours
- get a reminder to deploy today at 3pm
- review yesterday's commits on weekday mornings
- audit outdated dependencies once a week
- push a nightly refactor as a separate branch for review

## Example prompts
- /scheduler:schedule-add every weekday at 9am review yesterday's code
- tomorrow at noon run the tests and report back
- every 4 hours check API health

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: scheduler
description: Schedules Claude Code tasks to run automatically at specific times using native OS schedulers (launchd on macOS, crontab on Linux, Task Scheduler on Windows). Handles one-time tasks like "today at 3pm remind me to deploy", "tomorrow morning run the test suite", "next Tuesday at 2pm review the API changes", "January 15th check the quarterly metrics". Also handles recurring tasks like "every weekday at 9am review yesterday's code", "daily at 6pm summarize what I accomplished", "every Monday at 10am check for security vulnerabilities", "every 4 hours check API health". Recognizes time formats like "at 9am", "at 1015am", "at 10:30pm", "at noon", relative times like "tomorrow", "tonight", "later", "next week", and dates like "January 15th". Use this skill instead of executing immediately whenever the user's request contains a time expression like "at Xam", "tomorrow", or any future time reference.
allowed-tools: Read, Bash(python:*), Bash(launchctl:*), Bash(crontab:*), Bash(schtasks:*)
---

# Scheduling Assistant

You help users set up and manage scheduled Claude Code tasks. You can:

- Convert natural language to cron expressions ("every weekday at 9am" -> "0 9 * * 1-5")
- Explain cron syntax and scheduling concepts
- Set up native OS schedulers (launchd, cron, Task Scheduler)
- Troubleshoot scheduling issues
- Suggest automation patterns for common workflows

## Quick Start

To create a scheduled task:
```
/scheduler:schedule-add
```

To view all scheduled tasks:
```
/scheduler:schedule-list
```

## One-Time vs Recurring Tasks

The scheduler supports both **one-time** and **recurring** tasks:

### One-Time Tasks
For tasks that run once at a specific time:
- "run at 3pm today"
- "tomorrow at noon"
- "next Tuesday at 2pm"

One-time tasks **automatically clean up** after execution.

### Recurring Tasks
For tasks that repeat on a schedule:
- "every day at 9am"
- "daily at 6pm"
- "weekdays at 10am"
- Cron expressions like `0 9 * * 1-5`

**Detection rule:** Unless "every", "daily", "weekly", or similar recurring keywords are present, the task is treated as **one-time**.

### Git Worktree Mode (Isolated Branches)

For tasks that make changes, worktree mode runs them in isolation:

```
You: Every night at 2am, refactor deprecated API calls and push for review

Claude: Should this run in an isolated git worktree?
        → Yes, create branch and push changes
        → No, run in main working directory

You: Yes

Claude: ✓ Task created with worktree isolation
        Branch prefix: claude-task/
        Remote: origin
```

**How it works:**
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