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stacks-datetime · Utilities · model-invoked

A Carbon-like DateTime class: add and subtract, compare, format, start and end of day, month and year, parsing and timezones.

When to reach for it

  • The DateTime class with Carbon-like API (add/sub, comparison, formatting, start/end of day/month/year)
  • Date parsing
  • Format tokens
  • Timezone handling

Covers

@stacksjs/datetime.

Inside the skill

The sections an agent reads once the skill loads.

  • Key Paths
  • Architecture
  • DateTime Class (now.ts)
  • Standalone format() Function (format.ts)
  • Standalone parse() Function (parse.ts)
  • now() Helper
  • Gotchas

Where the code lives

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

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-datetime

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