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Create, manage, and run scheduled automated tasks (cron jobs) in Clacky. Use this skill whenever the user wants to create a new automated task or cron job, set up recurring automation, schedule something to run daily/weekly/hourly, view all scheduled tasks, edit an existing task prompt or cron schedule, enable or disable a task, delete a task, check task run history or logs, or run a task immediately via the WebUI. Trigger on phrases like cron, scheduled task, run every day, automate this; 定时任务…
Install
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Cron Task Creator
A skill for creating, managing, and running scheduled automated tasks in Clacky.
Architecture Overview
Cron Expression Quick Reference
| Expression | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
0 9 * * 1-5 | Weekdays at 09:00 | |
0 9 * * * | Every day at 09:00 | |
0 */2 * * * | Every 2 hours | |
*/30 * * * * | Every 30 minutes | |
0 19 * * * | Every day at 19:00 | |
0 8 * * 1 | Every Monday at 08:00 | |
0 0 1 * * | First day of every month |
Field order: minute hour day-of-month month day-of-week
Operations
1. LIST — Show all tasks
Display each task: name, cron schedule, enabled status, content preview.
If no tasks exist, inform the user and offer to create one or show templates.
Key tip: Remind the user that the Clacky WebUI Task Panel (sidebar → Tasks) also shows all tasks and supports direct management.
2. CREATE — New task
Step 1: Gather required info (only ask for what's missing)
- What should the task DO? (goal, behavior, output format)
- How often should it run? (or is it manual-only without a schedule?)
- Any specific parameters? (URLs, file paths, output location, language)
Step 2: Generate task name
- Rule: only
[a-z0-9_-], lowercase, no spaces - Examples:
daily_report,price_monitor,weekly_summary
Step 3: Write the task prompt
The prompt must be:
- Self-contained: the agent running it has zero prior context — include everything needed
- Written as direct instructions to an AI agent (imperative, not conversational)
- Detailed: include URLs, file paths, output format, language, expected output location
Good task prompt example:
Step 4: Create via API
Step 5: Confirm creation
3. EDIT — Modify an existing task
Step 1: Identify the task (if unclear, LIST first and ask)
Step 2: Show current state via LIST or ask user to confirm
Step 3: Update via API
Step 4: Confirm changes
4. ENABLE / DISABLE — Toggle a task
Confirm:
5. DELETE — Remove a task
Always confirm before deleting (unless the user has explicitly said to delete):
6. HISTORY — View run history
Read the daily log files directly:
Or search across recent days:
Display format:
7. RUN NOW — Execute immediately
This creates a new session. Tell the user:
8. TEMPLATES — Browse common task templates
When user says "what templates are there" or "what can I automate":
Important Notes
- Task names: only
[a-z0-9_-], no spaces, no uppercase - Task prompt files must be self-contained — the executing agent has no prior memory
- Clacky server must be running for cron to trigger automatically (checked every minute)
- The WebUI Task Panel is the preferred interface for managing tasks — always remind the user to check it after changes
Security
- Security scanPassed, 100 of 100Pattern checks on the skill's files.
- Model reviewNot runA model review is scheduled for the next rescan.
Quality evaluation
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Source
- SKILL.md in the repositoryCheckinglib/clacky/default_skills/cron-task-creator/SKILL.md
Popularity
- Repository stars
- 1,209
- Repository forks
- 112
- 7-day trend score
- 0
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