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name: "Hermes cron: skill-backed jobs, chaining, no-agent watchdogs"
description: "Use when Hermes cron jobs must be skill-backed, chainable, with no-agent watchdogs."
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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.

## Steps
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.