gitcron

Gitcron

Cron for AI agents.
Schedule any AI agent — gitclaw, gitagent, Claude Code SDK, OpenAI, or your own — using cron.yaml compiled to GitHub Actions.
No custom runtime. No infra. Just git.

Quick Start • cron.yaml • CLI Commands • Compatible Agents • Branch Strategies • Adapters

Why Gitcron?

AI agents need cron. Agents review PRs, fix lint, run audits, validate models, and track compliance — but there's no standard way to schedule them. Gitcron is cron for AI agents:

• Define schedules, tasks, and reminders in cron.yaml
• Run gitcron generate to compile into GitHub Actions workflows
• Commit and push — GitHub runs your agents automatically

Works with any agent framework via gitagent adapters:

Agent / Framework	Adapter	How it works
gitclaw	gitclaw	Full runtime with tools, hooks, audit, compliance
gitagent	claude / openai	Framework-agnostic agent standard
Claude Code SDK	claude	Claude-powered code agents
OpenAI	openai	GPT-powered agents
Any LLM	system-prompt	Generic system prompt export
Shell commands	command	Any CLI tool, script, or binary

Install

npm install -g gitcron

Quick Start

# Scaffold a new gitcron configuration
gitcron init --template standard

# Validate your configuration
gitcron validate

# Generate GitHub Actions workflow files
gitcron generate

# Preview without writing
gitcron generate --dry-run

cron.yaml

spec_version: "0.1.0"
name: my-project-cron

schedules:
  - name: nightly-code-review
    cron: "0 2 * * *"
    agent: code-reviewer
    adapter: claude
    prompt: "Review all open PRs"
    branch:
      strategy: pr
      base: main

  - name: weekly-lint
    cron: "0 6 * * 1"
    command: "npm run lint -- --fix"
    branch:
      strategy: commit
      base: main

tasks:
  directory: ".gitcron/tasks"
  states: [pending, in_progress, review, done, cancelled]
  transitions:
    pending: [in_progress, cancelled]
    in_progress: [review, done, cancelled]
    review: [in_progress, done]
    done: []
    cancelled: []

reminders:
  - name: quarterly-review
    type: recurring
    cron: "0 9 1 */3 *"
    action:
      type: issue
      title: "Quarterly Review Due"

CLI Commands

gitcron init

Scaffold a new configuration.

gitcron init                        # Standard template
gitcron init --template minimal     # Minimal template
gitcron init --template full        # Full template with all options

gitcron generate

Compile cron.yaml into GitHub Actions workflow files.

gitcron generate              # Write workflow files
gitcron generate --dry-run    # Preview output
gitcron generate --diff       # Show changes
gitcron generate --force      # Overwrite manually-edited files

gitcron validate

Validate cron.yaml against the schema.

gitcron validate              # Validate
gitcron validate --strict     # Treat warnings as errors

gitcron list

List schedules, tasks, and reminders.

gitcron list                  # Show everything
gitcron list --schedules      # Schedules only
gitcron list --tasks          # Tasks only
gitcron list --reminders      # Reminders only

gitcron status

Show an overview of your gitcron configuration.

gitcron task

Git-native task management. Every mutation creates a git commit.

gitcron task create "Update docs" --priority high --assignee alice
gitcron task list
gitcron task list --state pending
gitcron task update TASK-001 --state in_progress
gitcron task show TASK-001

gitcron remind

Manage reminders.

gitcron remind create weekly-sync --cron "0 9 * * 1" --title "Weekly Sync"
gitcron remind list
gitcron remind fire weekly-sync     # Manually trigger
gitcron remind pause weekly-sync
gitcron remind resume weekly-sync

Compatible Agents

Gitcron is the scheduling layer for the entire AI agent ecosystem. Any agent that can run as a CLI command can be scheduled:

• gitclaw — Enterprise agent runtime with built-in tools, hooks, audit logging, and compliance. Best for regulated environments.
• gitagent — Open git-native agent standard. Adapters for Claude, OpenAI, and any LLM.
• Claude Code SDK — Build and schedule Claude-powered agents via the claude adapter.
• OpenAI agents — Schedule GPT-powered agents via the openai adapter.
• Custom agents — Use command to schedule any script, binary, or CLI tool.

Gitcron ships with skills that teach agents how to manage their own schedules, tasks, and reminders — enabling self-scheduling agents that can create follow-up jobs, track work items, and set compliance deadlines autonomously.

Branch Strategies

Strategy	Behavior
pr	Create branch, run, commit, push, open PR
create	Create branch, run, commit, push (no PR)
commit	Run, commit, push directly to base branch
none	Run only (no git operations)

Schedule Types

Agent schedules

Run a gitagent agent on a schedule:

schedules:
  - name: code-review
    cron: "0 2 * * *"
    agent: code-reviewer
    adapter: claude
    prompt: "Review open PRs"

gitclaw agent schedules

Run an agent using the gitclaw runtime (full tools, hooks, audit, compliance):

schedules:
  - name: code-review
    cron: "0 2 * * *"
    agent: code-reviewer
    adapter: gitclaw
    prompt: "Review open PRs"
    agent_source:
      type: local
      path: "./agents/code-reviewer"
    secrets: [ANTHROPIC_API_KEY]

The generated workflow installs and runs gitclaw -d <dir> -p <prompt> instead of gitagent run.

Command schedules

Run any shell command on a schedule:

schedules:
  - name: lint-fix
    cron: "0 6 * * 1"
    command: "npm run lint -- --fix"

Adapters

Adapter	Runtime	Install	Best for
claude	Claude Code via gitagent	gitagent	Code changes, PRs
openai	OpenAI API via gitagent	gitagent	Analysis, reviews
gitclaw	gitclaw runtime (pi-agent-core)	gitclaw	Full agent with tools, hooks, audit, compliance
system-prompt	System prompt export via gitagent	gitagent	Generic LLM integration

Part of the open-gitagent ecosystem

• gitagent — Git-native AI agent standard
• gitclaw — Universal git-native agent runtime
• gitcron — Git-native scheduling and task management

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

MIT