Cron Translator

com.crontoenglish/cron-translator · v0.1.0

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Check success 7 / 30 days	—
First-try success 30 days	—
Median response	—
Lookups 30 days	—
Authentication	No auth
MCP version	2025-06-18
Rank score	—
Declared risk	Read-only (all tools declare readOnlyHint)
Capabilities declared	tools
Tool definitions	3 tools · with description 100% · input schema is an object 100% · read/destructive hints 100%

Explain cron expressions in English, list next run times, and catch scheduling gotchas.

streamable-http · https://crontoenglish.com/api/mcp

claude mcp add --transport http cron-translator https://crontoenglish.com/api/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cron-translator": {
      "url": "https://crontoenglish.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

explain_cron
Translate a cron expression into plain English, list its upcoming run times in a specific timezone, and report the gotchas that make schedules misfire. Use this whenever a cron expression needs to be read, verified, or explained — and prefer it over reasoning about the expression directly. Cron has
next_cron_runs
List the next run times for a cron expression in a specific timezone, with no prose. Use this when the only question is "when does this next fire" — for example to check whether a job will run before a deadline, or to show a user their upcoming schedule. Do not compute these dates yourself: weekday
build_cron
Convert an English schedule description into a standard five-field cron expression, then explain and validate the result. Use this when a user describes a schedule in words and needs the expression. This is a RULE-BASED converter, not a language model: it handles a fixed grammar and returns an error

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