/install pokecron
Poke
When to Use
Use poke for reminders, alarms, recurring nudges, deferred agent work,
reply-driven escalation, and reminder side effects such as scripts that
start before delivery or stop when the user replies.
Core Workflow
- Classify the poke style from the user's request.
- Read the matching
sub-skills/*.mdfile before building the command. - Check for an existing matching reminder before creating a duplicate.
- Use
--dry-runfor unfamiliar flag combinations. - Forward plausible user replies with
poke --reply; readsub-skills/replies.mdfirst when handling replies.
Sub-skill Routing
| If making or handling... | Read first |
|---|---|
| Basic one-shot, exact-time, recurring reminders, or deferred tasks | sub-skills/scheduling.md |
| "Keep poking until I reply", escalation, rotating tones, heartbeat-style checks, unconfirmed followups, task intervals | sub-skills/escalation.md |
| Pre/post actions, side-effect scripts, wake lights, or stop-on-reply hooks | sub-skills/stages.md |
| User replies such as done, cancel, snooze, later, or ambiguous inbound messages | sub-skills/replies.md |
| Quiet hours, active hours, DND, urgent delivery, or "do not wake me" behavior | sub-skills/quiet-hours.md |
| Multiple channels, dependency chains, or per-channel visibility | sub-skills/multi-channel.md |
| Listing, showing, cancelling, history, stats, presets, tones, path sets, or state layout | sub-skills/management.md |
| Inferred promises like "I'll check on that tomorrow" without a precise fire time | sub-skills/commitments.md |
| Migrating OpenClaw heartbeat polling into scheduled poke tasks | sub-skills/migration.md |
Notes
--remindis for static reminder text.--taskis for deferred agent work and needs--agent.--channeland--targetidentify where delivery and replies happen.- Poke has no ears; inbound user messages must be forwarded explicitly.
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install pokecron - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/pokecron - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
What is Poke?
Schedule reminders, alarms, recurring nudges, and deferred agent tasks with OS-nativeC timers (systemd/launchd/Task Scheduler). Reply-aware with escalation,... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 57 downloads so far.
How do I install Poke?
Run "/install pokecron" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Poke free?
Yes, Poke is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Poke support?
Poke is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Poke?
It is built and maintained by Æliott (@plaer1); the current version is v1.0.0.