cron-parser
Cloudflare Workers MCP server: cron-parser
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Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"cron-parser": {
"url": "https://api.lazy-mac.com/cron-parser/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://api.lazy-mac.com/cron-parser/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
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Tools (6)
🟢explain_cron(expression)
Explain a cron expression in human-readable form and show parsed fields. Supports @presets like @daily, @weekly.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"expression": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Cron expression (e.g. \"*/5 * * * *\" or \"@daily\")"
}
},
"required": [
"expression"
]
}🟢validate_cron(expression)
Check if a cron expression is valid. Returns {valid: bool, error?: string}.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"expression": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Cron expression to validate"
}
},
"required": [
"expression"
]
}🟢next_runs(expression, count, from)
Get the next N scheduled run times for a cron expression. Uses standard Unix OR semantics for day fields.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"expression": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Cron expression"
},
"count": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Number of next runs to return (1-20, default 5)"
},
"from": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO 8601 start date (default: now)"
}
},
"required": [
"expression"
]
}⚪generate_cron(every, at, on, month)
Generate a cron expression from human-friendly options.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"every": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"minute",
"hour",
"day",
"week",
"month"
],
"description": "Frequency"
},
"at": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"minute": {
"type": "number"
},
"hour": {
"type": "number"
}
}
},
"on": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"day": {
"type": "number",
"description": "0=Sunday"
},
"date": {
"type": "number",
"description": "1-31"
}
}
},
"month": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Month (1-12)"
}
},
"required": [
"every"
]
}⚪diff_cron(first, second)
Compare two cron expressions and return per-field differences.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"first": {
"type": "string",
"description": "First cron expression"
},
"second": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Second cron expression"
}
},
"required": [
"first",
"second"
]
}🟢common_crons
List commonly used cron expressions with descriptions.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {}
}Community
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