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name: remind-myself description: "Set a one-shot reminder delivered via Telegram at a specific time or after a duration. Use when the user asks to be reminded of something, set an alarm, or schedule a future notification. Always use this skill instead of the cron tool directly — it handles chat ID resolution and delivery." metadata: {"openclaw":{"requires":{"bins":["openclaw"]}}}

Reminder

Creates a one-shot cron job that delivers a reminder to Telegram at the specified time.

Workflow

1. Parse the user's message

Extract:

Field	Notes
text	What to remember (verbatim or paraphrased, concise)
when	When to deliver — relative or absolute

If when is ambiguous, ask for clarification before proceeding.

2. Compute the when value

Relative durations → pass directly as <n><unit>:

• "in 20 minutes" → 20m
• "in 2 hours" → 2h
• "in 1 day" → 1d

Absolute times → convert to ISO 8601 in Europe/Paris timezone:

TZ=Europe/Paris date -d "tomorrow 09:00" --iso-8601=seconds
# → 2026-03-03T09:00:00+01:00

3. Confirm with the user before scheduling

Show a summary and ask for confirmation:

Set this reminder?
- What: <text>
- When: <human-readable time>

Only proceed after the user confirms.

4. Run the reminder script

This is the only way to create a reminder. Do not use any other method.

{
  "tool": "exec",
  "command": "bash {baseDir}/scripts/remind.sh \"<when>\" \"<text>\""
}

The script handles everything: chat ID resolution, cron job creation, and verification.

5. Check the script output

The script prints the result. Look for:

• OK: reminder-xxx is scheduled → success
• ERROR: ... → report the exact error to the user

Do not confirm success unless the script output says "OK".

6. Confirm to the user

Only after seeing "OK" in the script output:

⏰ Reminder set!
📝 <text>
🕐 <human-readable time>

7. Error handling

• Never assume failure without running the script. Always execute it and report the actual output.
• Never invent a diagnosis. If something fails, show the raw error.
• Never use sessions_spawn, sleep, or any other method. Only use the script above.
• If the time is in the past → warn the user and ask for a new time
• If the reminder text is empty → ask what to remind them of

Examples

User says	when	text
"in 20 minutes, remind me to take out the laundry"	20m	Take out the laundry
"remind me to call Alice tomorrow at 14h"	2026-03-03T14:00:00+01:00	Call Alice
"in 2 hours: check the oven"	2h	Check the oven
"friday at 9am: team standup"	2026-03-06T09:00:00+01:00	Team standup