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Cron Scheduler

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Pick a cron string, point it at an agent. Daily digests, hourly health checks, weekly audits: runs are logged, retries are automatic and configurable per agent, and you don't host the scheduler.

Inbound

Overview

The cron connector runs agents on a standard five-field cron expression. When the schedule fires, Connic dispatches a run to every agent linked to the connector, with a payload carrying the schedule, the trigger timestamp, and an optional prompt you configure once. All schedules are evaluated in UTC.

There is no scheduler to host and no box whose crontab you have to remember exists. Each tick queues a run like any other trigger, so scheduled work goes through the same pipeline as event-driven work instead of living in a script on a forgotten server.

How it works

1

Create the connector

Open your agent, click Add inbound connector in the Connector Flow, and select Cron Scheduler. Cron connectors are inbound only: they trigger runs on a schedule and the agent processes in the background.

2

Set the schedule

Enter a standard five-field cron expression, like 0 9 * * 1-5 for weekdays at 9 AM. Schedules are evaluated in UTC, so convert local times before creating the connector.

3

Optionally set a prompt and create

The prompt is included in the payload on every scheduled run, for example 'Generate the daily sales report for yesterday'. When the schedule fires, Connic dispatches a run to all agents linked to the connector.

What you can build

Patterns teams ship in production. No queues, workers, or schedulers to run.

Trigger

Every morning at 7am

0 7 * * *
Agent Action

Agent picks the three articles each user is most likely to read, writes a subject line in their voice, and ships the send before they pour coffee.

Cron expressions and timezones

Schedules use the standard five-field format: minute, hour, day of month, month, day of week. 0 * * * * runs every hour, */15 * * * * every 15 minutes, 0 0 1 * * on the first of every month.

Every schedule is evaluated in UTC. To run at 9 AM Eastern Time, set the schedule for 14:00 UTC during standard time. Doing the conversion once at setup beats debugging a report that shifts by an hour twice a year.

What the agent receives

Each trigger sends a payload with trigger set to "cron", the schedule expression, a triggered_at ISO timestamp, and your configured prompt. The agent can key off the timestamp for date-dependent work like yesterday's report or this week's digest.

Every scheduled tick is a normal agent run: it appears in run history with full traces, token and cost tracking, and the same guardrails and approval rules as any other trigger, so a quiet 3 AM job is as inspectable as a live one. See the payload format and more schedule examples in the cron docs.

Information

Publisher
By Connic
Category
Connectors
Modes
Inbound
Documentation
Cron Scheduler docs

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I run an AI agent on a schedule?

Create a Cron Scheduler connector on the agent, enter a cron expression, and optionally set a prompt. When the schedule fires, Connic queues a run for every linked agent; there is no scheduler, queue, or worker to host yourself. To see how this fits alongside event triggers, explore common connector patterns.

What timezone do cron schedules use?

All schedules are evaluated in UTC. To run at 9 AM Eastern Time, schedule 14:00 UTC during standard time. Convert your local schedule to UTC before creating the connector.

Can I tell the agent what to do on each run?

Yes. Configure an optional prompt on the connector and it is included in the payload on every scheduled run, alongside the schedule expression and the triggered_at timestamp. The agent reads it as its instruction for that run.
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