Transform OpenClaw cron jobs into Lobster workflows. Analyze, inspect, and validate job migrations. Use when converting automations to deterministic, approval-gated workflows with resume capabilities.
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Transform OpenClaw cron jobs into Lobster workflows with approval gates and resumable execution.
OpenClaw cron jobs are either:
Lobster workflows offer:
This skill helps analyze existing cron jobs and transform them into Lobster workflows.
lobster-jobs listList all cron jobs with their Lobster readiness score.
Output categories:
lobster-jobs inspect <job-id>Inspect a specific cron job with detailed migration assessment.
Shows:
lobster-jobs validate <workflow-file>Validate a Lobster workflow YAML file against schema.
Checks:
lobster-jobs convert <job-id>Transform a cron job into a Lobster workflow.
lobster-jobs convert 17fe68ca lobster-jobs convert 17fe68ca --output-dir ~/workflows lobster-jobs convert 17fe68ca --force # Overwrite existing
Generates:
.lobster~/.lobster/workflows/Options:
--output-dir, -o--force, -f--keep-on-errorlobster-jobs new <name>Create a new Lobster workflow from scratch using templates.
lobster-jobs new my-workflow lobster-jobs new my-workflow --template with-approval lobster-jobs new my-workflow --template stateful
Templates:
simple-shellwith-approvalstateful# Add to PATH export PATH="$PATH:/home/art/niemand/skills/lobster-jobs/bin"Or create symlink
ln -s /home/art/niemand/skills/lobster-jobs/bin/lobster-jobs ~/.local/bin/
# See all your cron jobs and their migration status lobster-jobs listInspect a specific job
lobster-jobs inspect 17fe68ca
Convert a job to Lobster workflow
lobster-jobs convert 17fe68ca
Create a new workflow from template
lobster-jobs new my-workflow --template with-approval
Validate a workflow file
lobster-jobs validate ~/.lobster/workflows/my-workflow.lobster
name: my-workflow description: Optional descriptionsteps:
id: fetch_data
command: some-cli fetch --json
id: process
command: some-cli process
stdin: $fetch_data.stdout
id: approve_send
command: approve --prompt "Send notification?"
approval: required
id: send
command: message.send --channel telegram --text "Done!"
condition: $approve_send.approved
Keep cron as scheduler, change payload to call Lobster:
{ "payload": { "kind": "systemEvent", "text": "lobster run ~/.lobster/workflows/my-workflow.lobster" } }
Benefits:
For jobs needing both deterministic steps and LLM reasoning:
steps: - id: gather command: gh issue list --json title,body
id: triage
command: clawd.invoke
prompt: "Classify these issues by urgency"
id: notify
command: telegram-send
The workflow is deterministic; the LLM is a black-box step.
| Issue | Handling |
|---|---|
| Idempotency | Workflows track step completion; restart-safe |
| Approval timeouts | Configurable timeout with default action |
| Secret handling | Environment variables or 1Password refs |
| Partial failures | |
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