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Cron MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 58 installs a week from npm. Last commit 2 Aug 2026.

MCP cron validator for AI agents; flags impossible schedules and other silent cron bugs.

Installs per day peak 13 · avg 6 · -2% w/w
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58
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npm · cron-mcp-server
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2 Aug 2026
Last commit
no releases in 90 days
MIT
License
JavaScript

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Today is the operative word: we check Cron MCP every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add cron-mcp -- npx -y cron-mcp-server
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cron-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "cron-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.cron-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "cron-mcp-server"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cron-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "cron-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "cron-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "cron-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Cron MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Cron MCP?
Cron MCP runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package cron-mcp-server was installed 58 times last week.
How do I connect Cron MCP?
Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls cron-mcp-server straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Cron MCP?
The npm package cron-mcp-server was installed 58 times in the last week. Week over week that is -2%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Cron MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript and 0 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.