cron-mcp

MCP server: parse a five-field crontab expression and preview when it will fire next. Backed by cron-parser. All times are UTC.

Tools

next

{ "expression": "0 9 * * 1-5", "n": 3, "from": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z" }

→

{
  "expression": "0 9 * * 1-5",
  "from": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
  "next": [
    "2024-01-01T09:00:00.000Z",
    "2024-01-02T09:00:00.000Z",
    "2024-01-03T09:00:00.000Z"
  ]
}

n defaults to 5 and is capped at 100.

validate

{ "expression": "0 0 * * *" }

→ { "valid": true } or { "valid": false, "error": "..." }.

Configure

{ "mcpServers": { "cron": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@mukundakatta/cron-mcp"] } } }

License

MIT.