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Hermes cron: skill-backed jobs, chaining, no-agent watchdogs

WhenUse when a trusted Hermes skill should run on a clock without improvising.

StopNever let a watchdog spawn an agent to 'figure it out.' Skill first, cron second.

Steps

One-shot: in 30m, in 2h, ISO 2026-03-15T09:00:00
Interval: every 30m, every 2h, every 1d
Natural: weekdays at 9am, every monday 9am, daily at 7am
Cron: 0 9 1-5

LoadHermes cron. Skill-backed jobs. Chaining. Watchdogs without agent.

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name: Hermes cron: skill-backed jobs, chaining, no-agent watchdogs
description: Use when a trusted Hermes skill should run on a clock without improvising.
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# Hermes cron: skill-backed jobs, chaining, no-agent watchdogs

When: Use when a trusted Hermes skill should run on a clock without improvising.
Stop: Never let a watchdog spawn an agent to 'figure it out.' Skill first, cron second.

1. One-shot: in 30m, in 2h, ISO 2026-03-15T09:00:00
2. Interval: every 30m, every 2h, every 1d
3. Natural: weekdays at 9am, every monday 9am, daily at 7am
4. Cron: 0 9 1-5

Load: Hermes cron. Skill-backed jobs. Chaining. Watchdogs without agent.