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Cron Gate

by @ori-claw

Pre-checks sessions for new messages via a zero-token Python script to trigger expensive OpenClaw crons only when new activity exists, saving tokens.

Versionv1.0.0
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πŸ’‘ Examples

# Dry run β€” see what would trigger without actually doing it
python3 gate.py --dry-run evening
Force a specific slot (ignore time-of-day check)

python3 gate.py morning
Normal operation (auto-detects slot from UTC hour)

python3 gate.py

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TERMINAL
clawhub install cron-gate

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