Cron From Text
AI-generated cron expressions for schedules the free heuristic engine cannot parse. A hosted LLM handles arbitrary, open-ended phrasings. Uses 1 credit per run.
About Cron From Text
Cron From Text turns a plain-English schedule into a valid cron expression using a hosted language model, so you can describe what you want ("every weekday at 6am", "the first Monday of each quarter at noon") and get back the crontab string. Reach for it when the free heuristic parser chokes on phrasing it doesn't recognize. It runs on wyreup's hosted AI and costs 1 credit per run.
- Category
- inspect
- Input
- Accepts: text/plain.
- Output
- Outputs: application/json.
- Cost
- Credit-metered
- Memory
- low
Common uses
- Turn "every 15 minutes during business hours on weekdays" into a working cron line for a CI job
- Generate the schedule for a backup script described as "3am on the 1st and 15th of every month"
- Get a cron expression for an awkward cadence like "every other Sunday at 10:30pm" that simple parsers miss
- Translate a teammate's vague Slack request ("kick this off end of each sprint, Fridays") into something a scheduler accepts
- Build a Kubernetes CronJob or GitHub Actions schedule without memorizing the five-field syntax
- Convert a human-readable reminder like "weekday mornings except Mondays" into crontab form
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from the free Cron Parser?
Cron Parser goes the other way: it takes an existing cron expression and explains it plus shows upcoming run times. This tool goes from English to cron, and uses a hosted LLM that handles phrasing the free heuristic generator can't.
What does it cost?
1 credit per run. It uses wyreup's hosted AI rather than running in your browser, which is why it's a Pro tool and not free.
What do I give it and what comes back?
You give it plain text describing a schedule. It returns JSON containing the generated cron expression (and related fields), so you can drop the result straight into config or pipe it onward.
Is my input sent to a server?
Yes. Unlike wyreup's free in-browser tools, this one sends your text to a hosted model to generate the expression. Send only the schedule description, not sensitive data.
Will the cron expression actually be valid?
The model targets standard 5-field crontab syntax. For peace of mind, paste the result into the free Cron Parser to confirm it parses and to preview the next run times before you ship it.
Keywords
- cron
- crontab
- schedule
- natural language
- generate
- pro
- ai
- llm