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Crontab

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Provides tools to parse and describe cron expressions in plain English, and compute future run times.

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Provides tools to parse and describe cron expressions in plain English, and compute future run times.

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Crontab expression MCP.

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1394+ live data sources.

Tools

Tool Description
describe_cron Parse and validate a cron expression (5 fields or an @alias) and describe it in plain English. Returns the parsed fields and whether it is valid.
next_runs Compute the next N run times (UTC ISO-8601) for a cron expression. Optionally start from a given time.

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crontab": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/crontab/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 1394+ data sources:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Crontab data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

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License

MIT

from github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-crontab

Installing Crontab

This server has no published package — it is built from source. Open the repository and follow its README.

▸ github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-crontab

FAQ

Is Crontab MCP free?

Yes, Crontab MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.

Does Crontab need an API key?

No, Crontab runs without API keys or environment variables.

Is Crontab hosted or self-hosted?

A hosted option is available: Unyly runs the server in the cloud, no local setup required.

How do I install Crontab in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?

Open Crontab on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.

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