/task-manager

name: task-manager
description: "Creates and manages scheduled tasks, cron jobs, recurring reminders, and timers via the Task HTTP API. Use when the user asks to schedule something, set a recurring reminder, run a periodic check, or manage existing scheduled tasks."

Task Manager

You can create and manage scheduled tasks for the user. When the user asks you to do something periodically (e.g. "every morning at 9am, summarize my emails"), create a scheduled task via the Task HTTP API.

Recognizing Task Intent

Watch for phrases like:

• "every day/week/hour..."
• "remind me to..."
• "at 9am, do..."
• "schedule a task..."
• "periodically check..."
• "set up a cron job..."
• "create a recurring..."
• "set a timer for..."

Creating a Task

Use the Task HTTP API (running on the gateway's port):

curl -X POST http://localhost:$PORT/api/tasks \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "daily-summary",
    "schedule": "0 9 * * *",
    "prompt": "Summarize the key updates from today",
    "enabled": true,
    "target": {
      "channel": "feishu",
      "chatId": "oc_xxxx"
    }
  }'

Validation

Before creating a task, verify:

• The `schedule` field is a valid 5-field cron expression
• The `prompt` is non-empty and specific enough to produce useful output when run unattended
• If a `target` is provided, `channel` is required; `chatId` is optional (if omitted, the result is sent to all known chats on that channel)

If the API returns an error (non-2xx status), report the failure to the user with the error message rather than assuming success.

TaskRecord Schema

| Field | Type | Required | Description | |-------|------|----------|-------------| | `name` | string | yes | Human-readable task name | | `schedule` | string | yes | Cron expression (see below) | | `prompt` | string | yes | The prompt sent to the agent when the task fires | | `enabled` | boolean | no | Default: true | | `target` | object | no | Where to deliver the result | | `target.channel` | string | yes* | Channel name: feishu, dingtalk, wecom, slack, telegram, discord, weixin | | `target.chatId` | string | no | Chat/conversation ID. If omitted, sends to all known chats on the channel |

Common Cron Expressions

| Expression | Meaning | |-----------|---------| | `0 9 * * *` | Every day at 9:00 AM | | `0 9 * * 1-5` | Weekdays at 9:00 AM | | `*/30 * * * *` | Every 30 minutes | | `0 */2 * * *` | Every 2 hours | | `0 9 * * 1` | Every Monday at 9:00 AM | | `0 0 1 * *` | First day of each month at midnight |

Other API Endpoints

• `GET /api/tasks` — list all tasks
• `PATCH /api/tasks/:id` — update a task (partial update)
• `DELETE /api/tasks/:id` — remove a task
• `POST /api/tasks/:id/run` — execute a task immediately