Schedule Node Agent Jobs With Node Cron

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name: "Schedule Node Agent Jobs with node-cron"
slug: "schedule-node-agent-jobs-with-node-cron"
description: "Use node-cron to add recurring background jobs to Node.js agent services with overlap prevention, distributed coordination, background task isolation, and runtime inspection."
github_stars: 3280
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source: "https://github.com/node-cron/node-cron"
author: "node-cron"
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category: "Templates & Workflows"
framework: "Custom Agents"
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# Schedule Node Agent Jobs with node-cron

Use node-cron to add recurring background jobs to Node.js agent services with overlap prevention, distributed coordination, background task isolation, and runtime inspection.

## Prerequisites

Node.js 20 or newer, npm, node-cron package, a Node.js agent or automation service

## Installation

Install or set up from the source-backed instructions:

Install with npm install node-cron, then import cron from 'node-cron' and define named schedules with options such as noOverlap, distributed, timezone, and background task file paths as needed.

- Source: https://github.com/node-cron/node-cron

## Documentation

- https://nodecron.com

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/schedule-node-agent-jobs-with-node-cron/)