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Cron Expression Engine

Cron Expression Engine MCP Connector for Claude

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Parse, validate, convert, and generate cron expressions across multiple standards.

4 tools Official Updated Oct 1, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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The Cron Expression Engine is a powerful utility for managing complex scheduling patterns. It acts as a bridge between natural language and formal cron syntax, supporting multiple standards including Unix, Quartz (Spring), AWS CloudWatch, and GitHub Actions. Use parse_and_explain to break down any expression into human-readable parts, validate_cron to ensure your syntax is correct for its specific format, convert_format to transform expressions between different standards without losing temporal meaning, and calculate_schedule to predict future or past execution timestamps. This tool is essential for developers managing automated tasks, CI/CD pipelines, or cloud-native event rules.

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4 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

convert_format

Convert a cron expression from one format to another

validate_cron

Validate the syntax of a cron expression

calculate_schedule

Calculate upcoming or recent timestamps based on a cron expression

parse_and_explain

Parse a cron expression and get field explanations

See how to talk to your AI agent using Cron Expression Engine.

Explain this cron expression: '0 9 * * 1-5' in unix format.

The schedule '0 9 * * 1-5' means: At 09:00 AM, Monday through Friday.

Is '65 * * * *' a valid unix cron expression?

No, the value 65 is out of range for minutes (must be between 0 and 59).

Convert '0 12 * * *' from unix to quartz format.

The converted Quartz expression is '0 0 12 * * ?'.

The engine supports Unix (5-field), Quartz (6 or 7-field), AWS CloudWatch, and GitHub Actions formats.

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