Task Scheduler - OpenClaw Skill Guide

Automate your workflow with the Task Scheduler skill. Create powerful automation rules using cron expressions, event triggers, or AI-suggested schedules. Perfect for recurring maintenance tasks, backups, reports, and any repetitive actions you want OpenClaw to handle automatically.

Features

• Cron-style scheduling
• Event-based triggers
• AI schedule optimization
• Task history and logs
• Failure notifications
• Dependency management

Prerequisites

• OpenClaw core service running
• Sufficient disk space for task logs
• Admin access for system-level tasks

Installation

# Install Task Scheduler skill
clawdbot skills install task-scheduler

# Create a simple scheduled task
clawdbot scheduler create \
  --name "Daily Backup" \
  --schedule "0 2 * * *" \
  --command "clawdbot backup create"

# Create event-based task
clawdbot scheduler create \
  --name "Low Memory Alert" \
  --trigger "memory < 2GB" \
  --command "clawdbot notify 'Low memory warning'"

# List all scheduled tasks
clawdbot scheduler list

# Enable task history tracking
clawdbot scheduler config set history-enabled true

Configuration

Advanced Cron Scheduling

# Run every Monday at 9 AM
clawdbot scheduler create --name "Weekly Report" --schedule "0 9 * * 1"

# Run every 6 hours
clawdbot scheduler create --name "Health Check" --schedule "0 */6 * * *"

# AI-optimized scheduling
clawdbot scheduler optimize --task "Database Backup"

Use Cases

Automated Backups

Never lose data with scheduled backups.

Example: Daily at 3 AM: Automatic backup of OpenClaw data, database dumps, and configuration files to external storage.

System Maintenance

Keep your Mac mini running smoothly.

Example: Weekly: Clear temporary files, optimize database, check for updates, run diagnostics.

Report Generation

Automated reports for business or personal tracking.

Example: Every Monday at 8 AM: Generate weekly activity summary, energy usage report, and email to specified address.

Smart Task Scheduling

AI suggests optimal times for resource-intensive tasks.

Example: OpenClaw learns your usage patterns and schedules heavy tasks during idle periods for minimal disruption.

Community Trust

This skill has 49 stars and 15,200 downloads and is verified, making it a core integration for the OpenClaw ecosystem.