clacky-ai/openclacky/cron-task-creator

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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

npx vskill@latest install clacky-ai/openclacky/cron-task-creator

SKILL.md

Cron Task Creator

A skill for creating, managing, and running scheduled automated tasks in Clacky.

Architecture Overview

Storage:
~/.clacky/tasks/<name>.md # Task prompt file (self-contained AI instruction)
~/.clacky/schedules.yml # All scheduled plans (YAML list)
~/.clacky/logger/clacky-*.log # Execution logs (daily rotation)
API Base: http://${CLACKY_SERVER_HOST}:${CLACKY_SERVER_PORT}
Cron-Tasks API (unified — manages task file + schedule together):
GET /api/cron-tasks → list all cron tasks with schedule info
POST /api/cron-tasks → create task + schedule {name, content, cron, enabled?}
PATCH /api/cron-tasks/:name → update {content?, cron?, enabled?}
DELETE /api/cron-tasks/:name → delete task file + schedule
POST /api/cron-tasks/:name/run → execute immediately (creates a new session)

Cron Expression Quick Reference

ExpressionMeaning
0 9 * * 1-5Weekdays 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 * * 1Every 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
bash
curl -s http://${CLACKY_SERVER_HOST}:${CLACKY_SERVER_PORT}/api/cron-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:

You are a price monitoring assistant. Complete the following task:
## Goal
Check the current BTC price on CoinGecko, compare with yesterday's price, and log an alert if the change exceeds 5%.
## Steps
1. Fetch https://api.coingecko.com/api/v3/simple/price?ids=bitcoin&vs_currencies=usd&include_24hr_change=true
2. Parse the JSON response to get current price and 24h change
3. If |change| > 5%, write an alert to ~/price_alerts/alert_YYYY-MM-DD.txt
4. Print the current price and change percentage
Execute immediately.

Step 4: Create via API

bash
curl -s -X POST http://${CLACKY_SERVER_HOST}:${CLACKY_SERVER_PORT}/api/cron-tasks \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"name": "task_name",
"content": "task prompt content...",
"cron": "0 9 * * *",
"enabled": true
}'

Step 5: Confirm creation

✅ Task created successfully!
📋 Task name: daily_standup
⏰ Schedule: Weekdays at 09:00 (cron: 0 9 * * 1-5)
View and manage this task in the Clacky WebUI → Tasks panel. Click ▶ Run to execute immediately.

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

bash
# Update content only
curl -s -X PATCH http://${CLACKY_SERVER_HOST}:${CLACKY_SERVER_PORT}/api/cron-tasks/task_name \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"content": "new prompt content..."}'
# Update cron schedule only
curl -s -X PATCH http://${CLACKY_SERVER_HOST}:${CLACKY_SERVER_PORT}/api/cron-tasks/task_name \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"cron": "0 8 * * 1-5"}'
# Update both
curl -s -X PATCH http://${CLACKY_SERVER_HOST}:${CLACKY_SERVER_PORT}/api/cron-tasks/task_name \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"content": "...", "cron": "0 8 * * 1-5"}'

Step 4: Confirm changes

✅ Task updated!
📋 daily_standup
Schedule: 0 9 * * 1-5 → 0 8 * * 1-5 (now weekdays at 08:00)

4. ENABLE / DISABLE — Toggle a task
bash
# Disable
curl -s -X PATCH http://${CLACKY_SERVER_HOST}:${CLACKY_SERVER_PORT}/api/cron-tasks/task_name \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"enabled": false}'
# Enable
curl -s -X PATCH http://${CLACKY_SERVER_HOST}:${CLACKY_SERVER_PORT}/api/cron-tasks/task_name \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"enabled": true}'

Confirm:

✅ daily_standup has been disabled.
To re-enable: say "enable daily_standup"

5. DELETE — Remove a task

Always confirm before deleting (unless the user has explicitly said to delete):

⚠️ Are you sure you want to delete daily_standup? This cannot be undone.
bash
curl -s -X DELETE http://${CLACKY_SERVER_HOST}:${CLACKY_SERVER_PORT}/api/cron-tasks/task_name

6. HISTORY — View run history

Read the daily log files directly:

bash
grep "task_name" ~/.clacky/logger/clacky-$(date +%Y-%m-%d).log | tail -20

Or search across recent days:

bash
grep -h "task_name" ~/.clacky/logger/clacky-*.log | tail -30

Display format:

📊 Run History: ai_news_x_daily
Mar 10 19:00 ❌ Failed — JSON::ParserError: unexpected end of input
Mar 09 19:00 ✅ Success — took 1m 42s
Mar 08 19:00 ✅ Success — took 2m 10s

7. RUN NOW — Execute immediately
bash
curl -s -X POST http://${CLACKY_SERVER_HOST}:${CLACKY_SERVER_PORT}/api/cron-tasks/task_name/run

This creates a new session. Tell the user:

▶️ Task started in a new session.
View it in the Clacky WebUI → Sessions panel.

8. TEMPLATES — Browse common task templates

When user says "what templates are there" or "what can I automate":

📚 Common Task Templates — pick one to get started:
1. 📰 AI News Digest — Daily fetch of AI news from X/RSS, generate Markdown report
2. 💰 Price Monitor — Check crypto/stock prices on a schedule, log alerts on anomalies
3. 📊 Weekly Work Summary — Every Monday, summarize last week's work into a report
4. 🌤 Weather Reminder — Fetch weather every morning and save to file
5. 🔍 Competitor Monitor — Periodically scrape competitor sites for changes
6. 📝 Journal Prompt — Evening reminder to journal with daily reflection questions
7. 🔗 Link Health Check — Periodically verify specified URLs are accessible
8. 📂 File Backup — Regularly back up a specified directory to another location
Tell me which one interests you, or describe your own use case!

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

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