Cron Describe

Datetime REST API MCP

Parse a 5-field cron expression (minute hour day-of-month month day-of-week) and produce a human-readable English description.

This page documents the MCP tool findutils:cron_describe. See the REST reference →

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Call it over MCP

Tool name findutils:cron_describe · no API keys · 120 requests/min per IP

Claude Code

claude mcp add findutils --transport http https://mcp.findutils.com/

Claude Desktop — claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "findutils": {
      "url": "https://mcp.findutils.com/"
    }
  }
}

Raw JSON-RPC (any MCP client) — verified example

curl -X POST https://mcp.findutils.com/ \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "id": 1,
    "method": "tools/call",
    "params": {
      "name": "cron_describe",
      "arguments": {
        "expression": "*/15 * * * *"
      }
    }
  }'

Input schema

Argument Type Required Description
expression string yes 5-field cron expression, e.g. "*/5 9-17 * * 1-5".

Example arguments (verified)

{
  "expression": "*/15 * * * *"
}

Also a REST endpoint

The same tool answers plain HTTP at POST /api/tools/cron-describe/execute — no key, 60 requests/min.

Open the REST reference for Cron Describe →

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