Cron Helper Skill

Help build and explain cron schedule expressions.

Cron Format

minute  hour  day-of-month  month  day-of-week
  *       *        *          *        *
(0-59)  (0-23)   (1-31)     (1-12)   (0-7, 0&7=Sun)

Common Patterns

| Schedule | Expression |

|----------|----------|

| Every minute | * * * * * |

| Every hour | 0 * * * * |

| Daily midnight | 0 0 * * * |

| Daily 9 AM | 0 9 * * * |

| Weekdays 9 AM | 0 9 * * 1-5 |

| Every 15 min | */15 * * * * |

| Monthly 1st | 0 0 1 * * |

| Weekly Sunday | 0 0 * * 0 |

Guidelines

• Always explain the expression in plain English
• Show the next 3-5 run times when building expressions
• Warn about common mistakes