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name: cron-gen description: Generate cron expressions from natural language

Cron Generator

"Every weekday at 9am" to "0 9 * * 1-5". Stop googling cron syntax.

Quick Start

npx ai-cron-gen "every monday at 3pm"

What It Does

• Converts plain English to cron expressions
• Explains what the cron does
• Validates existing cron syntax
• Shows next execution times

Usage Examples

# Generate from description
npx ai-cron-gen "first day of every month at midnight"

# Explain existing cron
npx ai-cron-gen --explain "0 */4 * * *"

# Get next 5 run times
npx ai-cron-gen "every 30 minutes" --next 5

Output

Expression: 0 9 * * 1-5
Meaning: At 09:00 on every day-of-week from Monday through Friday
Next runs:
  - Mon Jan 29 09:00:00 2024
  - Tue Jan 30 09:00:00 2024

Requirements

Node.js 18+. OPENAI_API_KEY required.

License

MIT. Free forever.

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Built by LXGIC Studios

• GitHub: github.com/lxgicstudios/ai-cron-gen
• Twitter: @lxgicstudios