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Cron Translator

Explain cron schedules and next run times

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Tool	What it says it does
`build_cron`	Convert an English schedule description into a standard five-field cron expression, then explain and validate the result. Use this when a user describes a schedule in words and needs the expression. This is a RULE-BASED converter, not a language model: it handles a fixed grammar and returns an…
`explain_cron`	Translate a cron expression into plain English, list its upcoming run times in a specific timezone, and report the gotchas that make schedules misfire. Use this whenever a cron expression needs to be read, verified, or explained — and prefer it over reasoning about the expression directly. Cron…
`next_cron_runs`	List the next run times for a cron expression in a specific timezone, with no prose. Use this when the only question is "when does this next fire" — for example to check whether a job will run before a deadline, or to show a user their upcoming schedule. Do not compute these dates yourself…

Explain cron expressions in English, list next run times, and catch scheduling gotchas.

Website: crontoenglish.com
Source: github.com/bwalvoord/gumball
Publisher: crontoenglish.com
Listed from: the official MCP Registry as com.crontoenglish/cron-translator
Version: 0.1.0, updated 2 Sep 2026
Kinds of work: Writing and translation, Browser and automation

crontoenglish.com: registered 2 Sep 2026 (2 months ago), at Name.com, Inc., its home page is a working site

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