INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

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.

crontoenglish.comnone authenticationAvailability not checked

LIVE ENDPOINT

https://crontoenglish.com/api/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for explain_cron and invoke it with your own arguments.

Indexed input schema

{}

Risk classification

Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

Parent server

crontoenglish.com

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.

Related tools

next_cron_runs — List the next run times for a cron expression in a specific timezone, with no prose.
build_cron — Convert an English schedule description into a standard five-field cron expression, then explain and validate the result.