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crontoenglish.com

Helps developers understand, validate, and generate cron expressions by translating them to plain English and listing upcoming run times.

1 endpoint3 known toolsFirst detected September 3, 2026Last detected September 3, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://crontoenglish.com/api/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: cron-translator
Version: 0.1.0

Capabilities

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Known tools 3

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.

Inferred read-only

next_cron_runs

List the next run times for a cron expression in a specific timezone, with no prose.

Inferred read-only

build_cron

Convert an English schedule description into a standard five-field cron expression, then explain and validate the result.

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.cron-translator]
url = "https://crontoenglish.com/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cron-translator": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://crontoenglish.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: cron-translator
Remote MCP URL: https://crontoenglish.com/api/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cron-translator": {
      "url": "https://crontoenglish.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "cron-translator": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://crontoenglish.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "cron-translator",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://crontoenglish.com/api/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

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