@e9n/pi-cron

Cron scheduler extension for pi — schedule recurring prompts as isolated subprocesses

Package details

extension

Install @e9n/pi-cron from npm and Pi will load the resources declared by the package manifest.

$ pi install npm:@e9n/pi-cron

Pi manifest JSON

{
  "extensions": [
    "./src/index.ts"
  ]
}

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Cron scheduler for pi — schedule recurring prompts that run as isolated pi -p subprocesses.

No database — jobs stored in ~/.pi/agent/pi-cron.tab (plain text, hand-edit friendly)
Live reload — file watcher reloads jobs automatically when the tab changes
Disabled by default — scheduler doesn't run unless explicitly started
Lock file — only one pi instance can run the scheduler at a time (~/.pi/agent/pi-cron.lock)
Event API — cron:add, cron:list, cron:job_complete, etc. for inter-extension use

The scheduler is off by default. Start it with:

pi --cron                    # CLI flag — enable on startup

Or toggle at runtime:

/cron on                     # Start scheduler
/cron off                    # Stop scheduler
/cron                        # Show status

Or set "pi-cron": { "autostart": true } in your settings file to start automatically every session.

Action	Required params	Description
`list`	—	Show all jobs with status
`add`	`name`, `schedule`, `prompt`	Add a new job (`schedule` is a standard cron expression)
`update`	`name`	Update schedule, prompt, or channel for an existing job
`remove`	`name`	Remove a job
`enable`	`name`	Re-enable a disabled job
`disable`	`name`	Disable a job without removing it
`run`	`name`	Trigger a job immediately (scheduler must be active)

Command	Description
`/cron on`	Start the scheduler
`/cron off`	Stop the scheduler
`/cron`	Show status (active, PID, job count)

pi install npm:@e9n/pi-cron

MIT