@aaaaorg/cronlint

Cron job cost & intelligence auditor for OpenClaw.

Analyzes your cron jobs and tells you which ones are wasting money on AI models when a bash script would do.

Install

npm install -g @aaaaorg/cronlint

Usage

cronlint                          # Audit all jobs (last 24h)
cronlint --hours 48               # Wider analysis window
cronlint --format json            # Machine-readable output
cronlint --min-savings 1.00       # Only show big savings

What it finds

| Classification | Meaning | Action | |---|---|---| | 🔧 bash-replaceable | Job runs a shell script — AI not needed | Replace with bash/cron | | ⚡ frequency-excessive | Runs too often for what it does | Reduce frequency | | 📉 model-downgrade | Uses Opus/Sonnet but Haiku would suffice | Switch to cheaper model | | ✅ right-sized | Job needs the model it's using | No action needed |

Example output

🔍 cronlint — Cron Job Audit

⚠️  Action Required (3 jobs)

🔧 watchdog-health (*/15 * * * *)
   bash-replaceable · model: claude-sonnet-4-5 · 96 runs/day · $2.88/day
   💡 Replace with bash script
   💰 Save: $86.40/month

⚡ rate-check (0 * * * *)
   frequency-excessive · model: claude-sonnet-4-5 · 24 runs/day · $0.72/day
   💡 Reduce from 24/day to 6/day
   💰 Save: $16.20/month

📊 Total potential savings: $102.60/month

Options

| Flag | Default | Description | |---|---|---| | --config | ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json | OpenClaw config path | | --jobs | ~/.openclaw/cron/jobs.json | Jobs file path | | --runs | ~/.openclaw/cron/runs | Runs directory | | --format | text | Output: text or json | | --hours | 24 | Analysis window | | --min-savings | 0.10 | Min daily savings to report |

How it works

1. Reads your OpenClaw cron job definitions and run history
2. Analyzes each job's prompt text with pattern matching
3. Classifies by whether the task actually needs an AI model
4. Estimates costs from run history and model pricing
5. Reports actionable recommendations with savings estimates

License

MIT