# mcp-crontab-server

> Use this tool when you need to manage and understand complex cron schedules, as it translates cron expressions into plain English and calculates upcoming execution times, helping to solve scheduling and automation problems by providing a user-friendly interface for exploring and explaining crontab entries. It takes cron expressions as input and outputs human-readable explanations and execution times. Use it to streamline automation tasks and troubleshoot scheduling issues in various contexts, such as system administration and job scheduling.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/jasona7-mcp-crontab-server  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jasona7-mcp-crontab-server

## Description

Enables exploration, explanation, and management of crontab entries, including translating cron expressions into plain English and calculating upcoming execution times.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.60
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-05-26

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/ty6g86s84o)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/jasona7/mcp-crontab-server>

## 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": "jasona7-mcp-crontab-server"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jasona7-mcp-crontab-server` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jasona7-mcp-crontab-server/pull`

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