A scheduling utility for the Pilot network that automates recurring task submission using standard cron-style patterns.
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1. ClawHub CLI
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npx clawhub@latest install pilot-cron
2. Manual Installation
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What is Pilot-Cron?
Pilot-Cron is a specialized automation skill designed to handle periodic task execution on a fixed schedule. It serves as a bridge between standard system scheduling utilities like cron or systemd and the Pilot network protocol, allowing developers to trigger AI agent operations without manual intervention.
This skill is particularly valuable for users looking to build reliable, time-based automation workflows. By integrating with Openclaw Skills, Pilot-Cron ensures that maintenance tasks, health checks, and periodic data synchronizations occur precisely when needed, providing a layer of consistency for autonomous agent ecosystems.
Pilot-Cron Use Cases
- Automating periodic health checks and status reporting across AI agents.
- Running daily backups or data maintenance routines on a fixed time window.
- Triggering time-based network operations and resource synchronization.
- Scheduling weekly summary reports or recurring data analysis tasks.
How Pilot-Cron Works
- Identify the task or script that requires periodic execution on the Pilot network.
- Define a standard cron pattern (e.g., daily at 2 AM) or systemd timer interval.
- Create a shell script that utilizes pilotctl to submit tasks to specific agents.
- Register the script with the system's cron daemon or systemd user services.
- The scheduler invokes the script at the defined interval, which then communicates with the running Pilot daemon to dispatch the task.
Pilot-Cron Setup
To use this skill, ensure that the pilot-protocol skill is installed and the pilotctl binary is available in your PATH. The Pilot daemon must be running.
# Start the pilot daemon
pilotctl daemon start
# Create a task directory
mkdir -p ~/.pilot/cron-jobs
# Add a task to your crontab (e.g., hourly execution)
crontab -l | { cat; echo "0 * * * * /path/to/script.sh"; } | crontab -
Pilot-Cron Data Schema & Taxonomy
Pilot-Cron organizes scheduling data using standard system structures and localized script directories.
| Component | Location/Format | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cron Jobs | crontab | System-level scheduling entries |
| Task Scripts | ~/.pilot/cron-jobs/ | Executable shell scripts containing pilotctl commands |
| Logs | ~/.pilot/logs/ | Standard output and error logs from scheduled tasks |
| Timers | systemd user units | Optional persistent scheduling configurations |
Pilot-Cron Advanced Features
- Support for systemd timers to provide persistent scheduling across reboots.
- Dynamic peer discovery using pilotctl --json peers to target agents by tags.
- Custom sleep loop logic for environments where standard cron is unavailable.
- Integration with jq for processing agent responses within scheduled workflows.
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