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name: cron-expression-builder
description: "Generate and explain complex Cron expressions for task scheduling. Use when the user wants help with Cron Expression Builder. Related topics: devops, utility, coding."
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# Cron Expression Builder

Generate and explain complex Cron expressions for task scheduling.

## How to use this skill

1. Ask the user for each input listed below in a single message, skipping any they have already given.
2. Where options are listed, offer them, but accept other answers too.
3. Fill the answers into the prompt template, then follow the completed prompt to produce the result.

## Inputs

- **How often should the job run?** (longer free text)
- **Server Timezone (if applicable)** (free text, e.g. "")
- **Include examples of the next 5 run times?** (choose one: Yes, No)
- **Syntax type** (choose one: Standard Cron (Linux), AWS EventBridge, Quartz/Spring, GitHub Actions)
- **Add a bash script wrapper example?** (choose one: Yes, No)

## Prompt template

## Introduction
Easily build precise Cron schedules for your server jobs.

## Schedule Requirements
- How often should the job run?: {{How often should the job run?}}
- Server Timezone (if applicable): {{Server Timezone (if applicable)}}

## Output Format
- Include examples of the next 5 run times? {{Include examples of the next 5 run times?}}
- Syntax type: {{Syntax type}}
- Add a bash script wrapper example? {{Add a bash script wrapper example?}}

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**Goal**: Output the correct Cron expression and a plain-English explanation of the schedule.

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Source: [Cron Expression Builder on PromptBuild](https://promptbuild.io/prompt/PU7O09kXhXTcpPdrMhVB/cron-expression-builder)