@mrfentmen/cron-mcp 1.0.0

package/README.md

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+# Cron MCP
+
+Parse, describe, and compute next runs for cron expressions on the local machine. No network, no key.
+
+This file is self contained. It reads public data only and never writes to the machine. All output is bounded and honest about what could not be fetched.
+
+## Tools
+
+
+* `describe`  Describe a cron expression.
+* `next`  Next run times.
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash
+npm install
+npm run build
+node dist/index.js
+```
+
+Parsing uses the open source cron-parser library and runs entirely locally.

package/dist/api.js

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+import parser from "cron-parser";
+const parseExpression = parser.parseExpression.bind(parser);
+export class CronError extends Error {
+}
+function parts(expression) {
+    const p = expression.trim().split(/\s+/);
+    if (p.length !== 5)
+        throw new CronError("Provide a 5 field cron expression like */5 * * * *");
+    return p;
+}
+function describeField(field, what, max, named) {
+    if (field === "*")
+        return `every ${what}`;
+    if (field.startsWith("*/"))
+        return `every ${field.slice(2)} ${what}s`;
+    if (field.includes("/")) {
+        const [base, step] = field.split("/");
+        const b = base === "*" ? "" : ` from ${base}`;
+        return `every ${step} ${what}s${b}`;
+    }
+    if (field.includes("-")) {
+        const [a, b] = field.split("-");
+        return `${what}s ${a} through ${b}`;
+    }
+    if (field.includes(",")) {
+        const vals = field.split(",").map((v) => named[v] ?? v);
+        return `${what}s ${vals.join(", ")}`;
+    }
+    return `${what} ${named[field] ?? field}`;
+}
+const DAYS = { "0": "Sunday", "1": "Monday", "2": "Tuesday", "3": "Wednesday", "4": "Thursday", "5": "Friday", "6": "Saturday", "7": "Sunday" };
+const MONTHS = { "1": "January", "2": "February", "3": "March", "4": "April", "5": "May", "6": "June", "7": "July", "8": "August", "9": "September", "10": "October", "11": "November", "12": "December" };
+export async function describe(args) {
+    const expr = (args.expression ?? "").trim();
+    if (!expr)
+        throw new CronError("Provide a cron expression");
+    const [min, hour, dom, mon, dow] = parts(expr);
+    try {
+        parseExpression(expr);
+    }
+    catch {
+        throw new CronError("That cron expression is not valid");
+    }
+    const bits = [
+        describeField(min, "minute", 59, {}),
+        describeField(hour, "hour", 23, {}),
+        describeField(dom, "day of month", 31, {}),
+        describeField(mon, "month", 12, MONTHS),
+        describeField(dow, "day of week", 7, DAYS),
+    ];
+    return `Cron \"${expr}\" runs:\n  ${bits.join(",\n  ")}`;
+}
+export async function next(args) {
+    const expr = (args.expression ?? "").trim();
+    if (!expr)
+        throw new CronError("Provide a cron expression");
+    const count = Math.min(args.count ?? 5, 20);
+    let cron;
+    try {
+        cron = parseExpression(expr);
+    }
+    catch {
+        throw new CronError("That cron expression is not valid");
+    }
+    const rows = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        const d = cron.next();
+        rows.push(`${i + 1}. ${d.toISOString().replace("T", " ").slice(0, 16)}`);
+    }
+    return `Next ${count} runs of \"${expr}\":\n` + rows.join("\n");
+}

package/dist/index.js

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+import { StdioServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/stdio.js";
+import { createServer } from "./server.js";
+const main = async () => { const server = createServer(); await server.connect(new StdioServerTransport()); };
+main().catch((error) => { console.error("Fatal error:", error); process.exit(1); });

package/dist/server.js

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+import { McpServer } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/mcp.js";
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { describe } from "./api.js";
+import { next } from "./api.js";
+const text = (value) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: value }] });
+const textError = (t) => ({ content: [{ type: "text", text: t }], isError: true });
+const READ_ONLY = { readOnlyHint: true, openWorldHint: true };
+const error = (e) => `Error: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`;
+export function createServer() {
+    const server = new McpServer({ name: "cron-mcp", version: "1.0.0" });
+    server.registerTool("describe", {
+        title: "Describe",
+        description: "Describe a cron expression in words.",
+        inputSchema: z.object({ expression: z.string().describe("5 field cron expression.") }),
+        annotations: READ_ONLY,
+    }, async (args) => {
+        try {
+            return text(await describe(args));
+        }
+        catch (e) {
+            return textError(error(e));
+        }
+    });
+    server.registerTool("next", {
+        title: "Next",
+        description: "Next run times for a cron expression.",
+        inputSchema: z.object({ expression: z.string().describe("5 field cron expression."), count: z.number().describe("Number of runs.").optional() }),
+        annotations: READ_ONLY,
+    }, async (args) => {
+        try {
+            return text(await next(args));
+        }
+        catch (e) {
+            return textError(error(e));
+        }
+    });
+    return server;
+}

package/package.json

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+{
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "type": "module",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/mrfentmen/cron-mcp.git"
+  },
+  "bin": {
+    "cron-mcp": "./dist/index.js"
+  },
+  "main": "./dist/index.js",
+  "files": [
+    "dist",
+    "server.json",
+    "README.md"
+  ],
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.json",
+    "start": "node dist/index.js",
+    "dev": "npm run build && node dist/index.js"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.0.4",
+    "zod": "^3.23.8",
+    "cron-parser": "^4.9.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^22.0.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.6.0"
+  },
+  "name": "@mrfentmen/cron-mcp",
+  "description": "Parse, describe, and compute next runs for cron expressions locally. No network and no key.",
+  "mcpName": "io.github.mrfentmen/cron-mcp",
+  "keywords": [
+    "mcp",
+    "cron",
+    "schedule",
+    "scheduler",
+    "devops"
+  ],
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=20"
+  }
+}

package/server.json

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+{
+  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
+  "name": "io.github.mrfentmen/cron-mcp",
+  "description": "Parse, describe, and compute next runs for cron expressions locally. No network and no key.",
+  "repository": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/mrfentmen/cron-mcp",
+    "source": "github"
+  },
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "packages": [
+    {
+      "registryType": "npm",
+      "identifier": "@mrfentmen/cron-mcp",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "transport": {
+        "type": "stdio"
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}