Cron Job Reliability Guide

A comprehensive guide to diagnosing and fixing cron job issues in Clawdbot/Moltbot. This skill documents common failure patterns and their solutions, learned through production debugging.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

• Scheduled messages aren't being delivered
• Cron jobs show "error" status
• Messages arrive at wrong times (timezone issues)
• The agent times out when using the cron tool
• Fallback models ignore instructions and call tools unexpectedly

Quick Reference

The Golden Rule

Always use these flags together for reliable delivery: