Crontab Generator — Natural Language to Cron

Cron expression generator API for AI agents.

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What it can do

  • Utility Generate Crontab: Use this when you need to generate a cron expression from a natural language description like "every Monday at 9am" or "every 5 minutes". Returns the cron expression with val

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Cron expression generator API for AI agents. Convert natural language like "every Monday at 9am" or "twice daily" into valid cron expressions with human-readable explanation and next run times.

Tools: utility_generate_crontab.

Use this when users describe schedules in natural language and you need a cron expression. IMPORTANT: For parsing existing cron expressions, use schedule_parse_cron instead.

Returns: {cron, explanation, nextRuns[]}. No API key required — x402 micropayment $0.001/call on Base L2.

How to connect

How to connect Crontab Generator — Natural Language to Cron to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://crontab-generator--axel-belfort.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect Crontab Generator — Natural Language to Cron to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://crontab-generator--axel-belfort.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect Crontab Generator — Natural Language to Cron to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://crontab-generator--axel-belfort.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (1)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

utility_generate_crontabUse this when you need to generate a cron expression from a natural language description like "every Monday at 9am" or "every 5 minutes". Returns the cron expression with validation. 1. expression --