cron-schedule
Schedule persistent background workers via CronCreate
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- ruvnet/ruflo
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- TypeScript
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May 5, 2026
✦overview.md
Key Features
- ·Schedule workers via CronCreate
- ·Survives session restarts
- ·Recommended schedules provided
- ·List/delete existing crons
- ·Compare cron vs loop usage
Use Cases
- →Run security audits every 15 minutes
- →Optimize performance every 30 minutes
- →Consolidate memory every hour
- →Map codebase every 30 minutes
- →Generate API docs every 2 hours
Best for
- ✓CI pipelines
- ✓monitoring
- ✓background tasks
Not ideal for
- !active development sessions
- !one-off tasks
FAQs
name
cron-schedule
description
Schedule persistent background workers via CronCreate
argument-hint:<worker-name> [--interval CRON]
allowed-tools:CronCreate CronList CronDelete mcp__claude-flow__hooks_worker-dispatch
Use CronCreate for workers that must survive session restarts:
CronCreate({ schedule: "*/15 * * * *", prompt: "Run security audit worker via mcp__claude-flow__hooks_worker-dispatch" })
Recommended Schedules
| Worker | Cron | Description |
|---|---|---|
| audit | */15 * * * * | Security scanning |
| optimize | */30 * * * * | Performance optimization |
| consolidate | 0 * * * * | Memory consolidation |
| map | */30 * * * * | Codebase mapping |
| testgaps | */15 * * * * | Test coverage analysis |
| document | 0 */2 * * * | API documentation |
When to Use Cron vs Loop
/loop: In-session, cache-aware, self-pacing. Use for active development.- CronCreate: Persistent, survives restarts. Use for CI/monitoring.
$install
1-click copynpx skills add ruvnet/ruflo --skill cron-scheduleSafety assessment
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