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stacks-cron · Backend and API · model-invoked

Cron expression parsing and OS-level job registration. The layer under Scheduler, and rarely what you want directly.

When to reach for it

  • Parsing cron syntax
  • Registering OS-level cron jobs
  • Low-level scheduling

Covers

@stacksjs/cron.

Inside the skill

The sections an agent reads once the skill loads.

  • Key Paths
  • Source Files
  • API
  • Types
  • Cron Expression Examples
  • Gotchas

Where the code lives

  • Core package: storage/framework/core/cron/src/
  • Package: @stacksjs/cron

Using it

This one is model-invoked. Your agent reaches for it on its own when the task matches, and you can also call it by name:

/stacks-cron

Source: stacks-cron/SKILL.md. Shadow it for one project with app/Skills/stacks-cron/SKILL.md, then re-run buddy setup:ai. See Writing your own.