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summary: "CLI reference for `openclaw cron` (schedule and run background jobs)"
read_when:
- You want scheduled jobs and wakeups
- You’re debugging cron execution and logs
title: "Cron"
---
# `openclaw cron`
Manage cron jobs for the Gateway scheduler.
Related:
- Cron jobs: [Cron jobs](/automation/cron-jobs)
Tip: run `openclaw cron --help` for the full command surface.
Note: `openclaw cron list` and `openclaw cron show <job-id>` preview the
resolved delivery route. For `channel: "last"`, the preview shows whether the
route resolved from the main/current session or will fail closed.
Note: isolated `cron add` jobs default to `--announce` delivery. Use `--no-deliver` to keep
output internal. `--deliver` remains as a deprecated alias for `--announce`.
Note: isolated cron chat delivery is shared. `--announce` is runner fallback
delivery for the final reply; `--no-deliver` disables that fallback but does
not remove the agent's `message` tool when a chat route is available.
Note: one-shot (`--at`) jobs delete after success by default. Use `--keep-after-run` to keep them.
Note: `--session` supports `main`, `isolated`, `current`, and `session:<id>`.
Use `current` to bind to the active session at creation time, or `session:<id>` for
an explicit persistent session key.
Note: `--session isolated` creates a fresh transcript/session id for each run.
Safe preferences and explicit user-selected model/auth overrides can carry, but
ambient conversation context does not: channel/group routing, send/queue policy,
elevation, origin, and ACP runtime binding are reset for the new isolated run.
Note: for one-shot CLI jobs, offset-less `--at` datetimes are treated as UTC unless you also pass
`--tz <iana>`, which interprets that local wall-clock time in the given timezone.
Note: recurring jobs now use exponential retry backoff after consecutive errors (30s → 1m → 5m → 15m → 60m), then return to normal schedule after the next successful run.
Note: `openclaw cron run` now returns as soon as the manual run is queued for execution. Successful responses include `{ ok: true, enqueued: true, runId }`; use `openclaw cron runs --id <job-id>` to follow the eventual outcome.
Note: `openclaw cron run <job-id>` force-runs by default. Use `--due` to keep the
older "only run if due" behavior.
Note: isolated cron turns suppress stale acknowledgement-only replies. If the
first result is just an interim status update and no descendant subagent run is
responsible for the eventual answer, cron re-prompts once for the real result
before delivery.
Note: if an isolated cron run returns only the silent token (`NO_REPLY` /
`no_reply`), cron suppresses direct outbound delivery and the fallback queued
summary path as well, so nothing is posted back to chat.
Note: `cron add|edit --model ...` uses that selected allowed model for the job.
If the model is not allowed, cron warns and falls back to the job's agent/default
model selection instead. Configured fallback chains still apply, but a plain
model override with no explicit per-job fallback list no longer appends the
agent primary as a hidden extra retry target.
Note: isolated cron model precedence is Gmail-hook override first, then per-job
`--model`, then any user-selected stored cron-session model override, then the
normal agent/default selection.
Note: isolated cron fast mode follows the resolved live model selection. Model
config `params.fastMode` applies by default, but a stored session `fastMode`
override still wins over config.
Note: if an isolated run throws `LiveSessionModelSwitchError`, cron persists the
switched provider/model (and switched auth profile override when present) for
the active run before retrying. The outer retry loop is bounded to 2 switch
retries after the initial attempt, then aborts instead of looping forever.
Note: failure notifications use `delivery.failureDestination` first, then
global `cron.failureDestination`, and finally fall back to the job's primary
announce target when no explicit failure destination is configured.
Note: retention/pruning is controlled in config:
- `cron.sessionRetention` (default `24h`) prunes completed isolated run sessions.
- `cron.runLog.maxBytes` + `cron.runLog.keepLines` prune `~/.openclaw/cron/runs/<jobId>.jsonl`.
Upgrade note: if you have older cron jobs from before the current delivery/store format, run
`openclaw doctor --fix`. Doctor now normalizes legacy cron fields (`jobId`, `schedule.cron`,
top-level delivery fields including legacy `threadId`, payload `provider` delivery aliases) and migrates simple
`notify: true` webhook fallback jobs to explicit webhook delivery when `cron.webhook` is
configured.
## Common edits
Update delivery settings without changing the message:
```bash
openclaw cron edit <job-id> --announce --channel telegram --to "123456789"
```
Disable delivery for an isolated job:
```bash
openclaw cron edit <job-id> --no-deliver
```
Enable lightweight bootstrap context for an isolated job:
```bash
openclaw cron edit <job-id> --light-context
```
Announce to a specific channel:
```bash
openclaw cron edit <job-id> --announce --channel slack --to "channel:C1234567890"
```
Create an isolated job with lightweight bootstrap context:
```bash
openclaw cron add \
--name "Lightweight morning brief" \
--cron "0 7 * * *" \
--session isolated \
--message "Summarize overnight updates." \
--light-context \
--no-deliver
```
`--light-context` applies to isolated agent-turn jobs only. For cron runs, lightweight mode keeps bootstrap context empty instead of injecting the full workspace bootstrap set.
Delivery ownership note:
- Isolated cron chat delivery is shared. The agent can send directly with the
`message` tool when a chat route is available.
- `announce` fallback-delivers the final reply only when the agent did not send
directly to the resolved target. `webhook` posts the finished payload to a URL.
`none` disables runner fallback delivery.
## Common admin commands
Manual run:
```bash
openclaw cron list
openclaw cron show <job-id>
openclaw cron run <job-id>
openclaw cron run <job-id> --due
openclaw cron runs --id <job-id> --limit 50
```
`cron runs` entries include delivery diagnostics with the intended cron target,
the resolved target, message-tool sends, fallback use, and delivered state.
Agent/session retargeting:
```bash
openclaw cron edit <job-id> --agent ops
openclaw cron edit <job-id> --clear-agent
openclaw cron edit <job-id> --session current
openclaw cron edit <job-id> --session "session:daily-brief"
```
Delivery tweaks:
```bash
openclaw cron edit <job-id> --announce --channel slack --to "channel:C1234567890"
openclaw cron edit <job-id> --best-effort-deliver
openclaw cron edit <job-id> --no-best-effort-deliver
openclaw cron edit <job-id> --no-deliver
```
Failure-delivery note:
- `delivery.failureDestination` is supported for isolated jobs.
- Main-session jobs may only use `delivery.failureDestination` when primary
delivery mode is `webhook`.
- If you do not set any failure destination and the job already announces to a
channel, failure notifications reuse that same announce target.
## Related
- [CLI reference](/cli)
- [Scheduled tasks](/automation/cron-jobs)
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