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Cron Pilot

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Managed cron jobs with monitoring, retries, and alerting via API + MCP server

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Managed cron jobs with monitoring, retries, and alerting via API + MCP server

README

Managed cron-job-as-a-service with monitoring, retries, and alerting.

Quick Start

# Docker
docker compose up -d

# Local
pip install -r requirements.txt
python server.py

API (port 8440)

Method Endpoint Description
GET /health Health check
GET /dashboard Summary stats + upcoming runs
POST /jobs Create job
GET /jobs List all jobs
GET /jobs/{id} Job details + recent runs
PUT /jobs/{id} Update job
DELETE /jobs/{id} Delete job
POST /jobs/{id}/trigger Manual trigger
POST /jobs/{id}/pause Pause job
POST /jobs/{id}/resume Resume job
GET /jobs/{id}/runs Run history
GET /jobs/{id}/runs/{run_id} Run details

MCP Server

python mcp_server.py

Tools: create_cron_job, list_jobs, get_job_status, trigger_job, pause_job, resume_job, delete_job

Features

  • Cron scheduling via APScheduler + croniter
  • HTTP and shell command jobs
  • Exponential backoff retries (1s, 2s, 4s, 8s...)
  • Timeout enforcement
  • Webhook alerts on failure/recovery/slow/dead-letter
  • Job chaining (on_success_trigger)
  • SQLite persistence
  • Free tier: 10 jobs, 100 runs/day

from github.com/therealMrFunGuy/cron-pilot

Installing Cron Pilot

This server has no published package — it is built from source. Open the repository and follow its README.

▸ github.com/therealMrFunGuy/cron-pilot

FAQ

Is Cron Pilot MCP free?

Yes, Cron Pilot MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.

Does Cron Pilot need an API key?

No, Cron Pilot runs without API keys or environment variables.

Is Cron Pilot hosted or self-hosted?

Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.

How do I install Cron Pilot in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?

Open Cron Pilot on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.

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