# Cron Explainer

> Use this tool when you need to decipher complex cron expressions and understand their scheduling implications. It solves problems of interpreting and debugging cron jobs by providing human-readable explanations and predicting upcoming execution times. The Cron Explainer accepts standard cron syntax as input and returns explanations and fire times, making it ideal for use in automated task management and scheduling applications.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/idoazacalls-cron-explainer  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/idoazacalls-cron-explainer

## Description

Cron Explainer parses cron expressions and returns human-readable explanations along with computed upcoming fire times. It is timezone-aware and exposes a single tool that accepts any standard cron syntax. Access requires an API key purchasable from the service website.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.99
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** api-integration
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/idoazacalls-cron-explainer)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/idoazacalls/cron-explainer>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "idoazacalls-cron-explainer"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/idoazacalls-cron-explainer` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/idoazacalls-cron-explainer/pull`

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