Cron Expression Builder

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Builds and explains cron expressions from natural language schedules. Supports standard cron (5-field), extended cron (6-field with seconds), and cloud-specific formats (AWS EventBridge, Google Cloud Scheduler). Validates expressions and shows next run times.

cronschedulingautomationdevops

Use Cases

  • Converting schedule descriptions to cron expressions
  • Explaining existing cron expressions in plain language
  • Generating crontab entries with comments
  • Building AWS EventBridge schedule expressions
  • Validating cron expressions and showing next N run times

Example Prompt

Create cron expressions for the following schedules:

1. Every weekday at 9:00 AM UTC
2. Every 15 minutes during business hours (9-17) on weekdays
3. First Monday of every month at midnight
4. Every Sunday at 2:30 AM (for maintenance window)

For each, provide:
- Standard cron expression (5-field)
- AWS EventBridge format (if different)
- Plain English explanation
- Next 3 run times from now

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Compatible Tools

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Modalities

Input: text
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Output: text, code

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Author

OpenModels Community

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