Crontab generator from a schedule description

Describe the days and times you want a task to run, then review the copyable schedule your AI assistant prepares. If local time matters, mention the city or region and check how the result handles it.

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Use crontab-generate-strale to turn the user's everyday description into a schedule they can review and copy into an app. Ask only for missing days, times or location details needed to resolve ambiguity; do not ask the user to format the request. If the user already has a schedule and wants an explanation, keep their text unchanged. Give a plain-language explanation and upcoming times only when the Tool returns them. If the place or time basis is unclear, say so and ask. Do not claim the schedule was installed or ran. Check current availability and price, and stay within the user's authorized budget.

Task:
Please prepare a schedule I can copy into my app. I want this task to run [every Monday at 9:00 AM] in [Shanghai, China]. Explain it in simple words and, if available, show the next [3] times.

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Crontab generator from a schedule description

You receive

Your Agent can prepare a schedule draft that pairs your requested timing with the actual returned cron expression, plus any explanation and upcoming times. Use this comparison to check whether the proposed schedule matches your intent before adopting it.

Start with your task

Please prepare a schedule I can copy into my app. I want this task to run [every Monday at 9:00 AM] in [Shanghai, China]. Explain it in simple words and, if available, show the next [3] times.

What to know

The returned expression may leave its dialect, time zone or timing assumptions unstated. Check it in the intended scheduler; generating schedule text does not confirm that a job has been installed or executed.

Inputs & outputs

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Input schema

Input schema
Field / Path	Type	Requirement	Meaning
queryParams`queryParams`	`object`	Required	Required fields `description`
Schedule text or cron expression`queryParams.description`	`string`	Required	The schedule to describe in natural language, or an existing cron expression to interpret. Preserve the original text and include relevant timing context when known; check that the response reflects the intended schedule.

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{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "queryParams"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "queryParams": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
        "description"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "description": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Schedule in natural language or cron expression"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Result schema

Output fields have not been documented yet.

Additional notes

Strale’s capability notes describe converting a natural-language schedule into a cron expression, interpreting an existing expression and providing upcoming run times. Supply the desired schedule or existing expression as text, then examine what the actual response returns.

Compare any proposed expression and explanation with your requested days and times. Keep upcoming dates with any supplied time-zone context. If the response leaves the dialect or timing assumptions unclear, confirm them in the scheduler where you plan to use the draft before installing it.

Crontab generator from a schedule description

Crontab generator from a schedule description

You receive

Start with your task

What to know

Inputs & outputs

Input schema

Result schema

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